Catholic Connection – May 26, 2023 – Hr 1
Teresa talks about a professor who threatened pro-life students with a machete. Fr. Chris Seith on his book, “Rekindling Wonder.” Michael New analyzes a misleading study by the Guttmacher Institute.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 – Teresa’s Two Cents
Shellyne Rodriguez, Unhinged NYC college professor who cursed out anti-abortion students, holds machete to Post reporter’s neck
Segment 3 – Rekindling Wonder: Touching Heaven in a Screen Saturated World
“In this book, Fr. Chris Seith looks at how our attachment to our devices imprisons us in a state of spiritual apathy and malaise and how the Church through faith in Christ offers us freedom and rekindles in us a sense of wonder at the beauty of reality.” He joins us today! (Originally aired May 10, 2023)
Fr. Chris Seith is a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, Director of Spiritual Formation for the John Paul II Seminary in DC and is known as a rising star in the archdiocese. Fr. Seith is also the Spiritual Advisor for the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Guild (founded by Raymond Arroyo).
Segment 4 – Guttmacher Misleads on Recent Unintended-Pregnancy Declines
“Late last month, the Guttmacher Institute released new data in the academic journal Demography on pregnancy rates and pregnancy desires for the years 2009 to 2015. The data showed an increasing percentage of women who said that their pregnancies occurred at the right time. The data also showed decreases in the unintended-pregnancy rate and increases in the rate of pregnancies that occurred later than planned.” Michael New has written on this and explains today. (Originally aired May 18, 2023)
Michael New is a research associate at the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America and is an associate scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute.
