Catholic Connection – October 31, 2023 – Hr 2
Alec Torres is co-author of “Persecuted from Within: How the Saints Endured Crises in the Church.” Louis Brown with a new Public Policy and Advocacy Institute regarding conscience rights in medicine.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 & 3 – Persecuted from Within: How the Saints Endured Crises in the Church
“Many Catholics have either left the Church or been scandalized by the errors or immorality rampant in her clergy. We’ve watched aghast as faithful Catholics have been restricted or punished without just cause, while those who confuse, contradict, or undermine the Faith are elevated. In this bold and urgent book, the authors notice an apparent absurdity: those most disciplined by the Church at this time are often least deserving of correction. This protracted state of confusion and injustice, plain for all to see, has shaken the faith of millions.”
Alec Torres is a former speechwriter for President Donald Trump and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and has ghostwritten for cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, national media personalities, and business leaders. He is the co-founder of Allograph, a strategic writing, communications, and design firm.
Segment 4 – Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance Launches Public Policy and Advocacy Institute Amid Assaults on Life and Conscience Rights in Medicine
“Health care professionals practicing medicine in conformity with the truth of the Catholic faith increasingly encounter Goliath obstacles as U.S. public policy continues to undermine the dignity of the human person and religious freedom within health care. In a sea of basic conscience rights violations within the health care industry and a Presidential Administration backing regulatory action and litigation requiring participation in abortion and gender-altering surgeries, the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance (CHCLA) will launch a new Public Policy and Advocacy Institute aimed at protecting the rights of all those involved in the delivery of health care on November 8 in Washington, D.C.” More info here.
Louis Brown is the Executive Director of Christ Medicusand a certified lawyer. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan, the U.S. District Courts of Michigan, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was part of this presidential administration, serving at HHS until March 2019. Louis helped establish the Catholic health care sharing option, CMF CURO, in 2014 and served as the Director of CMF CURO until 2017.
