Catholic Connection – Dec 21, 2023 – Hr 2
Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. weighs in on priests being able to bless same-sex couples. Fr. Josh Johnson talks about the Litany of Letting Go, a great prayer for not only Advent but all year long.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 & 3 – Cultural Connection w/Fr. Mitch
Commentary: Pope Francis Did Not Just Authorize Priests to Bless Same-Sex Unions
Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, is a Jesuit priest, President and Founder of Ignatius Productions, world renowned lecturer, spiritual director for over fifty Holy Land pilgrimages, and EWTN host of television and radio shows. An accomplished biblical scholar and apologist, Father Pacwa, S.J. earned his Ph.D. in the Old Testament from Vanderbilt University. He also holds a Master of Divinity and S.T.B. from the Jesuit School of Theology at Loyola University. He speaks 12 languages, including Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Koine Greek.
Segment 4 – The Litany of Letting Go
“Pray with Us: The Litany of Letting Go“
Fr. Josh Johnson is the Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Baton Rouge as well as Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. He is well-known for his popular Ascension podcast Ask Father Josh as well as his Q&A video show on the Ascension Presents YouTube channel, the largest Catholic channel in English. Additionally, he has written several books with Ascension, including the best-selling Pocket Guide to Reconciliation (co-written with Fr. Mike Schmitz) and On Earth as It Is in Heaven: Restoring God’s Vision of Race and Discipleship.
