Catholic Connection – June 8, 2023 – Hr 2
Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. discusses ‘gender-affirming’ surgery and why it’s not a cure for anything. Michael Morris explains how the Americans with conservative and christian beliefs are being targeted.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 & 3 – Cultural Connection with Fr. Mitch
‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgery Leaves People Lonelier and Depressed, Study by Transgender Surgery Department Chairman Finds

Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, is a Jesuit priest, President and Founder of Ignatius Productions, world renowned lecturer, spiritual director for over fifty Holy Land pilgrimages, and EWTN host of television and radio shows. An accomplished biblical scholar and apologist, Father Pacwa, S.J. earned his Ph.D. in the Old Testament from Vanderbilt University. He also holds a Master of Divinity and S.T.B. from the Jesuit School of Theology at Loyola University. He speaks 12 languages, including Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Koine Greek.
More: He Went Undercover to Expose ‘Rubber-Stamping’ of Trans Surgeries
Segment 4 – Targeting Americans with Conservative and Christian Beliefs
“In their recent study, The Media Research Center found the Biden administration is using a Department of Homeland Security anti-terrorism grant program to target Americans with conservative and Christian beliefs. The Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program provided more than $350,000 to the University of Dayton and included a chart that demonstrated “The Pyramid of Far-Right Radicalization,” linking well-known conservative organizations to neo-Nazis.” Michael Morris joins us.

Michael B. Morris, Esq. is the MRC Free Speech America & MRC Business Director. He began his employment with the Media Research Center as Assistant Editor for Commentary at CNSNews.com in August 2014. In 2015, he was promoted to Commentary Editor for CNSNews.com and was responsible for soliciting and editing commentary for CNSNews.com’s commentary section.