Kresta in the Afternoon – May 26, 2020 – Hour 2
+ Minnesota Bishops: Catholics depend on the Eucharist, Masses will resume
- Description: The bishops of Minnesota have announced public Masses will resume in their state, despite state restrictions limiting gatherings of 10 people. Archbishop Hebda explained last week that the Masses will still follow limit crowds and keep people spaced, and that "we can provide for the essential sacramental life of our faithful, fulfill our duty to worship God, and do so in a way that also protects the common good of our state.” Matthew Bunson joins us.
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Dr Matthew Bunson
Matthew Bunson is Executive Editor and Washington Bureau Chief for EWTN News and a Senior Fellow at St Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He’s the author or co-author of more than 50 books including the first English-language biography of Pope Francis and The Encyclopedia of Catholic History. Follow him on twitter at MattBunson. Register Radio airs Saturdays at 7 pm and Sundays at 11 am.
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Minn. bishops modify reopening plan after governor increases crowd limit -
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Archbishop Hebda: Catholics ‘depend on the Eucharist,’ and Masses will resume -
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With Church Reopening Plan, Minnesota Bishops Model Solidarity and Subsidiarity -
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Minnesota Bishops Will Reopen Public Masses, Defy State Order -
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US Fertility Rates Fall Again, and Coronavirus Could Make It Worse -
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+ The End of Hong Kong?
- Description: Last week Beijing enacted sweeping national security laws for Hong Kong that bypassed local lawmakers. The new regulations would ban “treason, secession, sedition and subversion,” criminalize foreign intelligence, and increase pro-China education in Chinese schools. Critics have said this is essentially the end of the “one country, two systems” that has given Hong Kong autonomy. Reggie Littlejohn joins us.
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Reggie Littlejohn
Reggie Littlejohn is Founder and President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, an international coalition to expose and oppose forced abortion, gendercide and sexual slavery in China. Visit womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org - Resources:
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- Womens Rights Without Frontiers (https://www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org/)
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Pope Francis entrusts China to the Blessed Virgin Mary -
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Beijing Effectively Ends Hong Kong’s Historic Freedoms -
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As China moves to impose new control over Hong Kong, international reaction remains muted -
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Chinese Government Resumes Removal of Crosses from Church Buildings -
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+ Kresta Comments: How Should Christians Respond to Conspiracies?
- Description: As the lockdowns from the pandemic continue, many of us are looking for explanations as to how we got here. Dr. Judy Mikovits has gone viral for her video Plandemic, though her claims have been refuted by other scientists. Al takes a look at the video and how Christians should respond to conspiracy theories.
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On Christians Spreading Corona Conspiracies: Gullibility is not a Spiritual Gift -
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Why Your Christian Friends and Family Members Are So Easily Fooled by Conspiracy Theories - Joe Forrest
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Conspiracy Theories in a Time of Coronavirus: How to Address the Problems They Reveal -
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