Catholic Connection – October 2, 2023 – Hr 2
Michael O’Neill promotes his new EWTN TV show about Ven. Mother Theresa Dudzik. Attorney Erin Mersino on a Michigan judge ordering that pronouns be honored in court. Gail Buckley Barringer with our Bible verse of the week.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 – Teresa’s Two Cents
A 10-year-old autistic girl was recently suspended for 2 days for questioning a boy in the girls’ bathrooms.
Segment 3 – New Episode of EWTN’s They Might Be Giants Airs Oct. 4th
‘Miracle Hunter’ Michael O’Neill tells us all about his EWTN TV show, “They Might Be Giants,” and the new episode coming up about Ven. Mother Theresa Dudzik.
Michael O’Neill is an award-winning author, EWTN host and creator of the popular miracle-tracking website MiracleHunter.com. O’Neill, a graduate of Stanford University and member of the Mariological Society of America, has been interviewed about his research on programs like NBC Today and The Dr. Oz Show and was featured in the National Geographic magazine cover story and map about the Virgin Mary “The Most Powerful Woman in the World”. He is the creator and host of the EWTN docuseries “They Might Be Saints” about the lives of future saints and the search for canonization miracles.
Segment 4 – Michigan judges ordered to honor pronouns in court
“The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered all judges to address people in court by the pronouns they use or by ‘other respectful means.'” Erin Mersino joins Teresa to talk about the implications of this. Read more here.
Erin Mersino is Chief of Supreme Court and Appellate Practice for the Thomas More Law Center. She is an accomplished attorney who practices in our nation’s highest courts to protect our First Amendment freedoms with a special focus on the protection of our religious freedom and freedom of speech. Erin authored numerous briefs before the United States Supreme Court, both as a party and as amicus curiae – and has won! In addition to her work before the United States Supreme Court she also litigated several cases before the United States Court of Appeals (Second, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits).
Segment 5 – Bible Verse of the Week
Teresa and Gail discuss Acts 11:21 – “And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.”
Gail Buckley Barringer
President & Founder, Catholic Scripture Study International
