Catholic Connection – Dec 8, 2023 – Hr 2
Best of “Catholic Connection” with Katherine Bogner and Joe Heschmeyer. Teresa on ‘Inter Mirifica.’
Segment 1 – Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children
“For two-thousand years, Christians around the world have sought the Blessed Virgin Mary as a guide to growing closer to her Son, Jesus. Through Scripture, Catholic teaching, devotions, and countless works of art, we come to see Mary as our Mother, too. by Katherine Bogner brings together the Church’s traditions in one place and provides a year-long plan for coming to know and love the Mother of God.” (Originally aired May 23, 2023)
Katherine Bogner is the author of Through the Year with Jesus and a Catholic school teacher and Director of Religious Education from Central Illinois. She is passionate about equipping parents, catechists, and teachers to share the beauty and truth of Christ and His Church with their students. Visit LookToHimAndBeRadiant.com where she shares free lesson plans, printables, and other resources for teaching the Faith.
Segment 2 & 3 – The Eucharist Is Really Jesus: How Christ’s Body and Blood Are the Key to Everything We Believe
“In The Eucharist Is Really Jesus, author Joe Heschmeyer first explains how Catholic belief in the Eucharist is biblical and reasonable. If you’re used to thinking of Communion as a purely symbolic ritual, you’ll find here a compelling defense of the ancient doctrine of the Real Presence. But even if you already believe it, Heschmeyer shows how that’s not an end, but just the beginning.” (Originally aired July 31, 2023)
Kansas City native Joe Heschmeyer is a staff apologist for Catholic Answers. A popular author, speaker, blogger, and podcaster, he joined the apostolate in March 2021 after three years as an instructor at Holy Family School of Faith in Overland Park, Kan. A regular contributor to Catholic Answers Live, Catholic Answers Focus, and Catholic Answers Magazine (print and online)
Segment 4 – Teresa’s Two Cents
‘Inter Mirifica’ remains a vital reference point for reflecting on the role of social communications in the Catholic Church’s mission
(Originally aired December 5, 2023)
