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Catholic Connection – Nov 17, 2021 – Hour 1

Best of “Catholic Connection” with Fr. Carter Griffin, Mike Aquilina, and Mary Kate Knorr.


Segment 1 – Cross-Examined: Catholic Responses to the World’s Questions
“While social norms and political movements are rapidly changing, the truth of the Catholic faith stands firm. In Cross-Examined: Catholic Responses to the World’s Questions, readers are equipped to address even the most sensitive topics, from the existence of God to the existence of hell, from women’s ordination to Marian devotion, from assisted suicide to transgenderism.” (Originally aired September 16, 2021)

Fr. Carter Griffin is a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington. A graduate of Princeton University and a former line officer in the United States Navy, he obtained his doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. After serving at St. Peter’s parish on Capitol Hill, in 2011 he was assigned to the newly-established St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, D.C., where he now serves as rector. 

Info on the book here: Cross-Examined: Catholic Responses to the World’s Questions


Segment 2 & 3 – Friendship and the Fathers: How the Early Church Evangelized
Friendship and the Fathers brings together, for the first time, the Fathers’ doctrine and stories of friendship—mostly in their own words. You’ll meet many giants of the early Church.” (Originally aired September 7, 2021)

Mike Aquilina is executive vice-president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and a contributing editor for Angelus News. He is author of more than fifty books, including The Fathers of the Church and Villains of the Early Church. He hosts the “Way of the Fathers” podcast for CatholicCulture.org and edits the Reclaiming Catholic History series for Ave Maria Press.

Friendship and the Fathers: How the Early Church Evangelized

Mike Aquilina’s website.


Segment 4 – Pro-Life Activist Takes on the Deeper Problems Surrounding Abortion
Feminae Vero aims to educate medical professionals, elected officials and especially women everywhere of the truth about women’s health. (Originally aired September 7, 2021)

Mary Kate Knorr is a pro-life leader who has worked on the state and federal levels of the fight against abortion. After serving as the executive director of Illinois Right to Life and as strategic director for Students for Life Action, she recently launched her own initiative called Feminae Vero.

Pro-Life Activist Takes on the Deeper Problems Surrounding Abortion



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