Catholic Connection – October 30, 2024 – Hr 1
Joseph Pearce tells us about his latest book, “Classic Literature Made Simple.” Dr. Susan Bane is a pro-life doctor helping patient with unintended pregnancies. Noelle Mering explains why young women are leaving religion.
Segment 1 – Intro & News
Segment 2 – Classic Literature Made Simple: Fifty Great Books in a Nutshell
“In this work, literary expert Joseph Pearce takes the reader on a guided tour of fifty great works of literature. The author of over thirty books, Pearce uses his experience of teaching literature at college level for over twenty years to show the reader the moral dimension of each work. He shows how each work presents a mystical mirror to the reader, offering insights into the meaning of life itself.” (Originally aired October 24, 2024)
A native of England, Joseph Pearce is Director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, and editor of the St. Austin Review, editor of Faith & Culture, series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions, senior instructor with Homeschool Connections, and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative. He is the internationally acclaimed author of many books, including The Quest for Shakespeare, Tolkien: Man and Myth, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and The Catholic Church, Literary Converts, Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton, Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile and Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc.
Segment 3 – A pro-life doctor helping patients with unintended pregnancies
New Study Suggests Rampant ‘Cafeteria Catholicism’ (Originally aired May 16, 2024)
Dr. Susan Bane is a board member of AAPLOG (American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists). She has practiced obstetrics and gynecology for 25 years, including in private practice at Greenville Obstetrics and Gynecology and serving as a clinical professor at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Dr. Bane is currently the Regional Medical Director for three pregnancy centers in Eastern North Carolina, where she oversees the medical aspects of the Centers and sees patients with unintended pregnancies.
Segment 4 – Why Young Women are Leaving Religion — And How to Bring Them Back
“For the past 20 years, men have left religion at higher rates than women; but for the first time in decades, young men are more likely to stay with it, while young women are leaving, according to a recent study.” Noelle Mering was interviewed for an article on this and she joins us today. (Originally aired June 4, 2024)
Noelle Mering is a Fellow at the Washington DC-based think tank the Ethics and Public Policy Center. She is the co-author of the Theology of Home book series and an editor for TheologyofHome.com. She is a frequent contributor for National Catholic Register, The American Mind, The Federalist, and Catholic World Report.
Noelle’s book – Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology
