Catholic Connection – Dec 28, 2023 – Hr 2
Best of “Catholic Connection” with Melissa Henson, Joseph Pearce and Fr. Josh Johnson.
Segment 1 – Where has all the family programming gone?
Surveys indicate families want to watch TV together, yet less than 20% report watching with children under the age of 18. New research from the Parents Television and Media Council (PTC) reveals one reason why this may be. (Originally aired October 24, 2023)
Melissa Henson is a noted expert on entertainment industry trends and the impact of entertainment media on children and American culture at large. She is the Parents Television and Media Council’s Vice President.
Segment 2 & 3 – The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: A History in Three Dimensions
“Christ is ‘the way, and the truth, and the life’, but fallen mankind, although made in Christ’s image, is not so pure. Human history—including Church history—is a tapestry woven of three threads: the good, the bad, and the beautiful. This book tells the story of Christendom over two millennia, focusing on what was good, bad, and beautiful in each century.” (Originally aired December 13, 2023)
A native of England, Joseph Pearce is Director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, and editor of the St. Austin Review, editor of Faith & Culture, series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions, senior instructor with Homeschool Connections, and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative. He is the internationally acclaimed author of many books, including The Quest for Shakespeare, Tolkien: Man and Myth, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and The Catholic Church, Literary Converts, Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton, Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile and Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc.
Segment 4 – The Litany of Letting Go
“Pray with Us: The Litany of Letting Go“ (Originally aired December 21, 2023)
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.