Catholic Connection – Nov 6, 2023 – Hr 2
Guest host Sherry Brownrigg discusses vocations and “Souls in the Game” with Dcn. Marcelo Ferrari. Michael New explains Prop 1 in Ohio. Gail Buckley Barringer has our Bible verse of the week.
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Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 & 3 – Souls in the Game – The story of St. John’s Seminary Basketball
“Souls in the Game highlights priestly formation beyond the study of philosophy and theology. It tells the story of seminary formation through the lens of fraternity, sportsmanship, and the dedication of a basketball team striving to support each other beyond the wood of the court as they grow in the understanding of their own vocations.”
Deacon Marcelo Ferrari was born in Mexico and lived much of his childhood in Europe before arriving in Massachusetts for high school. He grew up in a Catholic home with regular family prayers and Mass attendance. After drifting from his faith in high school and college, Marcelo was invited on a mission trip to Haiti with FOCUS. There, his experience of the faith and joy of the people inspired a conversion. He returned to college with renewed conviction.
Segment 4 – Yes, Issue 1 Would Endanger Ohio’s Parental Involvement Law
“Issue 1 is on the ballot in Ohio. This proposed constitutional amendment would place legal abortion in Ohio’s state constitution. One of the key arguments made by pro-lifers in opposition to Issue 1 is that it would jeopardize many popular pro-life protections currently in place and specifically Ohio’s pro-life parental-involvement law. Indeed, if voters approve Issue 1, pro-lifers argue, judges could strike down Ohio’s parental-consent law and minor girls would be able to obtain abortions without parental permission.”
Michael New is a research associate at the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America and is an associate scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute.
Segment 5 – Bible Verse of the Week
Teresa and Gail discuss 2nd Thessalonians 2:9 – “The coming of the lawless one by the activity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are to perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.”
Gail Buckley Barringer
President & Founder, Catholic Scripture Study International
