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Kresta in the Afternoon – January 17, 2024 – Hour 1

Dr. Greg Popcak has a list of seven moral rules that are found all over the world, and Fr. Philip Bochanski discusses the wisdom of the Desert fathers. 

 

Social Science Apologetics: Seven moral rules found all around the world

Anthropologists at the University of Oxford have discovered what they believe to be seven universal moral rules. How do they relate to the Catholic idea of the Natural Law? Does the Natural Law have any influence on modern philosophical thought? We talk with Dr. Greg Popcak.

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Seven Moral Rules found all over the world

Pastoral Solutions Institute 

Catholic Households on Mission 

Dr Greg Popcak is the founder and director of CatholicCounselors.com, a group pastoral telecounseling practice providing faithful help to Catholics dealing with personal, emotoinal and relationship problems. Together with his wife, Lisa, he is the author of over 20 books integrating insights from counseling psychology and the timeless wisdom of our Catholic faith. They are also the developers of the CatholicHOM app, a resource helping Catholic families thrive. Dr. Greg and Lisa are the hosts of More2Life, a call in advice program airing weekdays at 10am E and produced by Ave Maria Radio and carried across the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network.

The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers

Today we celebrate the Feast of St Anthony the Abbot, one of the Desert Fathers. Who were these desert fathers?  We look at their wisdom and teachings with Fr Philip Bochanski.

Fr. Philip Bochanski is the author of The Virtue of Hope: How Confidence in God Can Lead You to Heaven and Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers: Ancient Advice for the Modern World.
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