Catholic Connection – September 5, 2022 – Hour 2
Best of “Catholic Connection” with Tom Nash, Michael Hesemann, and Scott L. Smith.
Segment 1 – When God’s Leaders Fail, How Should We Respond?
Originally aired August 23, 2022

Tom Nash is a Contributing Apologist and Speaker for Catholic Answers, as well as a Contributor for both the National Catholic Register and Catholic World Report. He has served the Church professionally for more than 30 years, including eight as a Theology Advisor at EWTN. He is the author of The Biblical Roots of the Mass (Sophia Institute Press) and What Did Jesus Do: The Biblical Roots of the Catholic Church (Catholic Answers Press), and 20 Answers: The Rosary (published Catholic Answers Press).
When God’s Leaders Fail, How Should We Respond?
Segment 2 & 3 – The Pope and the Holocaust: Pius XII and the Vatican Secret Archives
“For over two decades, Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII, has been blasted in the public square as “Hitler’s Pope”, accused by bestselling authors of cowardice in the face of the Nazi regime. Some have even said that the pope was complicit in Hitler’s grab for power, privately fueled by a hatred for the Jewish people. And if they are right, who would not join in condemning a leader like this, especially one who claims to represent all Christians? But what if this image of Pius XII is completely backward?” Michael Hesemann joins us. (Originally aired August 23, 2022)

Michael Hesemann studied history and cultural anthropology at the University of Göttingen, Germany. His forty-four books have been published in sixteen languages. He has participated in archaeological excavations in the Holy Land and has helped to date a number of discoveries and relics, including in Nazareth. He has advised and appeared in programs for the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and EWTN.
The book: The Pope and the Holocaust: Pius XII and the Vatican Secret Archives
Segment 4 – Consecration to St. Joseph for Children and Families
“Protect your family! Entrust your family to St. Joseph. Why? Because God, Himself, did. God entrusted the Holy Family to St. Joseph to keep them safe, and so should you. Drawing on the wealth of the Church’s living tradition, Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC and co-author Scott L. Smith, Jr., call on all of us to turn to St. Joseph, entrust ourselves, our children and families, our Church, and our world to our spiritual father’s loving care. Watch for wonders when the Universal Patron of the Church opens the floodgates of Heaven to pour out graces into your family’s lives.” (Originally aired August 11, 2022)

Scott L. Smith, Jr. is a Louisiana author, attorney, and father of five. He is also a blogger (see below) and co-host of the Catholic Nerds Podcast.
Consecration to St. Joseph for Children and Families
The Scott Smith Blog