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Kresta in the Afternoon – February 15, 2024 – Hour 1

Dr. Paul Hruz and Joe Jordano invite you to the Familaris Consortio conference, where we will look at a Catholic response to gender ideology. Also, Peggy Stanton prepares us for this Sunday’s Gospel. 

 

Male and Female he Created Them

The question of gender identity is divisive, controversial and often painful. How should parents respond to sons and daughters desiring to change their gender? Will the Church remain free to teach that we are created Male and Female What do the sciences say? We’ll explore these questions and more at our annual Familiaris Consortio conference on March 2. Keynote speaker Dr. Paul Hruz and host Joe Jordano have more.

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‘I Was Fired After Blowing the Whistle’

Joe Jordano is the President of FGR High School
Paul W. Hruz, M.D. Ph.D. is an academic pediatric endocrinologist (hormone specialist) and tenured physician scientist with faculty appointments in both Pediatrics and Cellular Biology and Physiology. He received his MD and PhD degrees from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Hruz has over 25 years of clinical experience in caring for children with disorders of sexual development. He has received certification in Healthcare Ethics from the National Catholic Bioethics Center and has served as a consultant for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Catholic Bioethics Center. He has authored over 65 peer-reviewed manuscripts, scientific reviews, and book chapters. Most importantly, together with his wife Anne, he has raised his five children in St. Louis.

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“Repent, and believe in the Gospel”

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Mark very briefly recounts Jesus’ temptation in the desert. From there, we hear the famous proclamation of the Gospel – the Kingdom of God is at hand. We unpack the reading with Peggy Stanton.

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Peggy’s notes 

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Peggy Stanton is the author of From the White House to the White Cross. She's a Dame of the Order of Malta. She was ABC News’ first female Washington correspondent. She has hosted many programs on Ave Maria Radio including the Malta Minute with the Catechism. Her first book was The Daniel Dilemma: The Moral Man in the Public Arena.

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