Catholic Connection – August 15, 2024 – Hr 1
Best of “Catholic Connection” with Katherine Bogner, Mike Aquilina and Robert Muise.
Segment 1 – Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children
“For two-thousand years, Christians around the world have sought the Blessed Virgin Mary as a guide to growing closer to her Son, Jesus. Through Scripture, Catholic teaching, devotions, and countless works of art, we come to see Mary as our Mother, too. by Katherine Bogner brings together the Church’s traditions in one place and provides a year-long plan for coming to know and love the Mother of God.” (Originally aired May 23, 2023)
Katherine Bogner is the author of Through the Year with Jesus and a Catholic school teacher and Director of Religious Education from Central Illinois. She is passionate about equipping parents, catechists, and teachers to share the beauty and truth of Christ and His Church with their students. Visit LookToHimAndBeRadiant.com where she shares free lesson plans, printables, and other resources for teaching the Faith.
Segment 2 & 3 – Rabbles, Riots, and Ruins: Twelve Ancient Cities and How They Were Evangelized
“Jerusalem, Rome, Antioch, Alexandria, Ephesus, Carthage, Edessa . . . These were some of the ancient cities that once raged against the Gospel and persecuted the Church but later came to admirable faith. Each city had its own unique commerce, culture, and institutions. Each city was different from all the others, and each became more perfectly itself through the influence of Jesus Christ. In the pages of this book, you’ll climb the hills of these cities, sail into their harbors, look up in awe at their titanic public works, walk their streets, push your way through their bustling markets. And you’ll see how all those things shaped the expression, practice, and history of the Christianity we know today.” Mike joins us today. (Originally aired July 10, 2024)
Mike Aquilina is author of more than seventy books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He is executive vice-president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and serves as contributing editor of Angelus News and general editor of the Reclaiming Catholic History series published by Ave Maria Press. He has hosted eleven television series on EWTN. He established the “Way of the Fathers” podcast and hosted its first ninety-nine episodes.
Segment 4 – 97% of All FACE Act Prosecutions Target Pro-Life Activists
“Department of Justice (DOJ) data reveals how the Biden administration has used the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act to specifically target pro-life activists, despite the statute’s original intent of protecting abortion clinics as well as pro-life pregnancy centers and houses of worship.” Rob Muise joins us. (Originally aired August 6, 2024)
Robert Muise is an Attorney with the American Freedom Law Center. He is also a former Marine infantry officer and an expert in constitutional law. Since 2000, his law practice has been dedicated to defending religious liberties, the freedom of speech, and the right to life in state and federal trial and appellate courts all across the country.
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