Podcasts about catholic voices

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 64:30 Transcription Available

Welcome to our weekend edition of free speech and straight talking as Caroline Farrow is back for an hour of news driven chat and discussion, giving her unbridled opinions on some of the top stories bouncing around this week on the web, in the tabloids and what has caught her eye on social media. In the cross-hairs this episode...... - Extraordinary case of a young woman suffering from Charlie Gard condition who is battling medics' attempts to 'condemn her to death'. - PETITION: ‘Let Me Live' – stop hospital withdrawing treatment: https://citizengo.org/en-gb/211802-19-year-old-girl-says-let-me-live-stop-hospital-withdrawing-treatment - Graham Linehan has been stopped from speaking at the Tory Party Conference by The Police because he stands up for women. - Gender neutral school uniforms are not neutral at all. - Woke police are damaging public trust: Home Secretary orders investigation into officers ‘pandering to politically correct causes'. - 'Hate Speech' laws threaten fundamental rights. - Paedophile changes gender and avoids prison. - AB 957: California has gone full-blown loco! They've passed a bill that could snatch your kids right out of your hands if you don't bow down to their gender-transition agenda. - Why the Online Safety Bill remains a huge threat to London life. - Energy bill authorises “Reasonable Force” to install smart meters that allow authorities to turn customers' energy on and off. - Lolz: 510 ULEZ camera related crimes in just five months says Met Police. In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married. Follow and support Caroline at the following links... GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/cf_farrow Twitter: https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow?s=20&t=Je-7QgQaAve5NCKtELcYNg Website: https://www.carolinefarrow.net CitizenGo: https://citizengo.org Originally broadcast live 9.9.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin and Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20 To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and morehttps://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Links to stories discussed..... 'condemn her to death'https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12496945/EXCLUSIVE-doctors-insist-time-died-fight-Extraordinary-battle-19-year-old-woman-suffering-Charlie-Gard-condition-battling-medics-attempts-condemn-death.html ‘let me live' PETITIONhttps://citizengo.org/en-gb/211802-19-year-old-girl-says-let-me-live-stop-hospital-withdrawing-treatment Graham Linehan https://twitter.com/WeAreFairCop/status/1700054403842019795?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VmBYR3a3ko&t=194s school uniforms https://www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/when-it-comes-to-ideology-gender-neutral-school-uniforms-are-not-neutral-at-all/16267.article Woke police https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/09/01/suella-braverman-woke-police-damaging-public-trust ‘Hate Speech' Laws https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/hate-speech-laws-threaten-fundamental-rights Paedophile avoids prisonhttps://care.org.uk/news/2023/08/paedophile-changes-gender-and-avoids-prison https://twitter.com/darrengrimes_/status/1697154546252849240?s=20 AB 957 https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1700211474000494849?s=20 Online Safety Bill https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/online-safety-bill-threat-londoners-privacy-abuse-b1105492.html Energy Bill https://dailysceptic.org/2023/09/07/energy-bill-authorises-reasonable-force-to-install-smart-meters-that-allow-authorities-to-turn-customers-energy-on-and-off/ Ulezhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66752082

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African Catholic Voices : Sr Titilayo in Conversation with the Angolan BBI Cohort Members – Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 33:05

Welcome to the first episode of an enthralling conversation between Sr. Titilayo Aduloju of African Catholic Youth Voices and the Angolan youth of the Building Bridges Initiative. In this insightful discussion, Sr. Titilayo explores the intricate relationship between the state and the church in this country once ravaged by war. Together, they delve into Angola's past, present, and future and discuss the crucial role of faith communities in building a better society.In this first part of their conversation, Sr. Titilayo takes the Digital Faith Influencers of Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network on a journey to discover the unique beauty of Angola. Their vivid descriptions of the country's vast landscapes, rich history, and diverse cultures are captivating. Meanwhile, the young members of the BBI express their deep love and admiration for this ancient kingdom, while also expressing concerns about their leaders' commitment to the nation's liberation.This English conversation provides a rare opportunity to gain a more profound understanding of Angola, a Portuguese-speaking nation with a fascinating history and culture. The insight and wisdom these young faith influencers share are truly remarkable and worth listening to. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this engaging and thought-provoking conversation.

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Gender and Identity

All Things Considered

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 27:54

June is Pride Month, dedicated to celebrating people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and more, usually depicted by a plus, the inclusive symbol to mean and others, and includes people of all identities and queer communities globally. Pride is not just a celebration, it's also about protest, designed to get people thinking about acceptance, equality and deeper matters about identity. Today, we turn our attention to that very matter, considering gender. What does it mean on its most fundamental level? What did God intend? How does it make us who we are to ourselves and each other? And what of the interplay between biology, psychology and faith? Big topics and ones which can stir confusion, concern, and generate challenging questions. To help make sense of these matters, Delyth Liddell is joined by: The Bishop of Llandaff, the Very Reverend Mary Stallard Reverend John-Edward Funnell, Pastor of Noddfa, Abersychan Reverend Sarah Jones, a transgender Anglican priest and vicar of St. John's in central Cardiff and Jack Valero, founder of Catholic Voices

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African Catholic Voices : P. Ebubeckukwu en Conversation Avec les Membres du BBI CONGO Brazzaville

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 42:28

Dans cette vidéo, nous avons abordé principalement la conception et la contribution de la jeunesse congolaise à l'avenir de leur pays, la gestion de la richesse du pays et l'emploi. Nous avons également abordé l'aspect du phénomène que l'on appelle bébé noir (Black baby), c'est-à-dire des enfants de la rue et la délinquance juvénile en général. En outre, en louant les efforts de la jeunesse congolaise qui n'a pas l'habitude de migrer vers le nord comme leurs collègues des pays sub-sahariens, nous nous sommes posés plusieurs questions. Nous avons essayé, par exemple, de comprendre quelles sont les synergies libératrices pouvant faire avancer le Congo ? Quels rôles jouent l'Église et les jeunes dans ces scénarios ? Les jeunes ont ensuite exprimé leur foi et leur idée de la création de ponts dans leur vie de foi.

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African Catholic Voices : Sister Titilayo With Zimbabwean BBI Cohort Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 22:04

We are pleased to present the second part of our conversation with the Zimbabwean faith influencers of the Building Bridges Initiative. In this follow-up episode, we delve further into the struggles faced by Zimbabweans amidst ongoing political and social crises that challenge their sense of self. The discussion centers on what it means to be a citizen in Zimbabwe and how young people can maintain their authentic Zimbabwean and Christian identities. Furthermore, the participants express their concerns about how to engage in social and political change while staying true to their beliefs and identity in today's global society.

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African Catholic Voices : Sister Titilayo With Zimbabwean BBI Cohort Part One

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 22:38

We are delighted to share the first episode of a conversation between Sr. Titilayo Aduloju and some young Zimbabwean faith influencers of the Building Bridges Initiative. In this first part, the young students discuss their perspectives on what identity means to them as youth, Christians, and Zimbabweans. In addition, they are concerned about how it is possible to engage in everyday social and political changes in today's global society while remaining faithful to one's identity. They also recount how they have been helping other young people in the Church and society to reclaim their identity in Christ. Indeed, one of the themes they discuss is their struggle to maintain their identity, even when society pushes them to the wall.

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CREDO - Reflections on the Bishop Barron Tour - Brenden Thompson

Radio Maria England

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 55:22

Brenden Thompson, CEO of Catholic Voices, gives his reflections on Bishop Barron's recent visit to Britain which Catholic Voices organised.

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Pan-African Catholic Voices : Fr EbubeCkukwu en Conversation Avec les Membres du BBI DR CONGO

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 36:04

Dans ce podcast, le Père EbubeChukwu et la Sœur Titilayo ont entretenu une conversation avec trois jeunes étudiant·e·s de la République Démocratique du Congo. Ces jeunes membres du BBI ont exprimé leur joie après avoir participé activement à la visite du pape au Congo cette année (janvier/février). Ils ont également remercié le pape pour avoir pris le temps de les rencontrer. Les jeunes racontent ce qu'ils ont retenu de leur rencontre avec le Saint Père. Ils nous ont rapporté que le pape leur a recommandé d'être des témoins de la foi dans leurs pays et auprès de leur peuple, aujourd'hui déchiré par la guerre. Il les a par ailleurs demandés d'être les porteurs de l'espoir et de l'Amour de Dieu. Ces jeunes ont de plus abordé les difficultés qu'ils rencontrent dans les paroisses avec les autorités ecclésiales. Ceux qui sont à l'Est du Congo où il y a la guerre ont raconté l'engagement des jeunes catholiques à aider les réfugiés à travers le partage du bien et la provision des logements et de la sécurité. Ils travaillent également pour la croissance de leur cohorte.

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African Catholic Voices : Sr Titilayo in Conversation With Fr EbubeChukwu, OMI

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 31:02

In this engaging conversation, Sr Titilayo chats with Father Basil Obieje on his activities and involvement with the Congolese youth while on mission to the country. He shares with us that his mission with the young people was highly engaging, engaging, fruitful, and fulfilling. He believes that young people need the accompaniment of priests, religious, and elders to tread the part of righteousness and morality. He emphasizes the necessity of assisting them, and argues that we must not neglect their presence. Fr believes that it is necessary that these young people who are the “Church of Now” be taught the Good News of Christ in order to pass it to their children in the future.

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The Synod on Synodality is a Moment of Prayerful Discernment: African Catholic Voices with Fr Ruffino Ezama

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 32:56

Welcome to the African Catholic Voices. In this episode, co-host, Father Ruffino Ezama speaks with Father Anthony Kimbowa Kibira. Anthony is the provincial superior of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ), Uganda. In this conversation, Fr Anthony walks us through his journey of synodality as a combonian missionary. The listener will observe that the conversation is not about how he implements synodality in his ministry, but how his openness to the spirit of synodality guides his steps as a missionary. This conversation will take the listener to different countries where Fr Anthony happened to work and study. And, curiously, his appreciation of the particularities of different Churches where he walked as a pilgrim of love and hope resonates through the conversation. For you, what is synodality, and what is your synodal journey like? Kindly let us know what you think of Fr. Anthony's idea of Synod and Synodality as a place and moment of discernment in prayer. @thesynodalcommissionforcat3175 @combonianosbrasil @PraiseandWorshipug @VaticanNewsEN @ugandacatholictelevision730

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The Week According To . . . Caroline Farrow

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 59:50 Transcription Available

Caroline Farrow is back with us as we discuss our way through the big stories this week in the news and across the media. Expect free thinking, free speech and plenty of opinion as Caroline let's us know what she really thinks about the topics this episode including..... - Migrants could be housed on old ferries as the government ends hotel stays. - Unelected PM Rishi Sunak bans media from Conservatives' conference. - Hey Waterstones... stop pushing dangerous gender ideology at children! - #LetWomenSpeak: New Zealand tour explodes into violence as hard left men's rights activists show the world exactly who they are. - Violent male paedophile moved to Washington women's prison. - Uproar as Kent Police is slammed for poster classifying rapes as non-emergency crimes. - Watershed moment in the trans debate, sparked by the landmark decision about female athletes. - Humza Yousaf commits to introducing abortion up to birth and sex-selective abortion in Scotland if he becomes the next First Minister. * CitizenGo Waterstones Petition https://citizengo.org/en-gb/fm/210382-waterstones-stop-pushing-dangerous-gender-ideology-children In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Since 2013 Caroline has writes a weekly column for the Catholic Universe and has written for and featured in a number of other publications such as the Catholic Herald, the National Catholic Register, the Conservative Woman, Mercatornet, Crisis Magazine, LifeSiteNews and Church Militant. She used to write on Catholic culture at the now defunct Spectator Arts blog and has been featured in the Daily Mail, the Observer and the New Statesman. In 2013, Caroline was included as part of the first cohort of the BBC's '100 women' and she regularly features on BBC News, Sky News, ITV's Good Morning Britain, BBC Sunday Morning Live, the Big Questions and has made multiple appearances on Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Woman's Hour, the Moral Maze and the Sunday programme as well as featuring in one-off documentaries. Caroline also presented the coverage for March for Life UK for EWTN and has contributed to News Nightly and Celtic Connections. She also frequently contributes to Talk Radio, LBC and BBC local radio as well as BBC Radio Ulster, discussing matters pertaining to Catholicism, feminism and the challenges of motherhood and family life. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married. Follow and support Caroline at the following links... GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/cf_farrow Twitter: https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow?s=20&t=Je-7QgQaAve5NCKtELcYNg Website: https://www.carolinefarrow.net CitizenGo: https://citizengo.org Originally broadcast live 25.3.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Links to stories discussed..... Migrants https://web.archive.org/web/20230325135434/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/24/migrants-could-housed-old-ferries-rishi-sunak-ends-hotel-stays/ Rishi Sunak https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/24/rishi-sunak-bans-media-conservative-spring-conference Waterstones https://citizengo.org/en-gb/fm/210382-waterstones-stop-pushing-dangerous-gender-ideology-children Kellie-Jay Keen https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11901005/UK-trans-critic-Kellie-Jay-Keen-doused-tomato-juice-protestors-Auckland-New-Zealand-rally.html Posie Parker https://twitter.com/salltweets/status/1639480137833140225?s=20 Women's Prison https://reduxx.info/the-worst-one-yet-violent-male-pedophile-moved-to-washington-womens-prison/ victim legal fees https://twitter.com/Glinner/status/1639606190769422336?s=20 Kent Police https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11888161/Kent-Police-slammed-poster-classifying-sexual-assaults-non-emergency-crimes.html gender war https://web.archive.org/web/20230325120043/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/25/week-tide-turned-gender-war/ Yousaf https://righttolife.org.uk/news/humza-yousaf-commits-to-introducing-abortion-up-to-birth-and-sex-selective-abortion-to-scotland [0:22] So without further ado, Caroline, thank you so much for coming back with us tonight. Always a pleasure, always a pleasure, Peter. Always good to have you. And we are not short of stories, as always. Let, actually, let me, let me just see if I can pull in. Do let me know where you're watching. I'll have the, certainly the GETTR page open for your comments in there. So do let us know where you're watching we'll get to see the international flavour of fuel jumping on. So let's start with the UK and we'll start with immigration. Very hot subject. The title here from the Telegraph is migrants could be housed on old ferries as Rishi Sunak ends hotel stays. People who arrive illegally on small boats will initially be moved into decent but rudimentary accommodation, government said to announce. [1:22] And there was one figure here, Rishi Sunak expected to declare as early as next week, the beginning of the end of asylum hotels which are currently being used to house more than 50,000 migrants at a cost of nearly seven million pounds a day. What are your thoughts on this story that those who come over illegally could be put on boats? It just shows what a shambolic mess our, immigration system is in. I think it's appalling actually. I mean in some ways I'm sure [1:58] many people would say well it's a deterrent, it will make only those who really have no other choice than to come here, it will make people who are perhaps what they call economic migrants think twice, but it is clearly inhumane, you know, putting people on boats, you know, to live. And it just shows that we really need to have a rethink of our immigration policy, because clearly, the reason that they're going to, well, I say clearly, the reason that this policy has been mooted is because at the moment we're spending £7 million a day housing asylum seekers or refugees. And again, I want to be really careful because when we're talking about these groups of people, we are talking about human beings who do have human rights, who do have human dignity. You know these are these are people wanting to come to Britain to make a better life and I'm not going to slam anybody for wanting to to go to a country to seek a better life for themselves you know that that is you know an inherent an intrinsic human right but equally countries do have the rights to police their borders but we must make sure that we do it justly and fairly. Now if we've got so many people coming to this country that we cannot physically house them, that we have to put them on boats, then we need to have a balanced and grown-up discussion about immigration. [3:27] What our immigration policy should be. We can't clearly just say let's have open borders. It'd be lovely, wouldn't it? It'd be lovely to say everybody who wants to come here can come here and you're guaranteed a welcome and the British people are very tolerant and very hospitable, all of those things are true. It'd be lovely if we could do that, but we are a smallish island, and our infrastructure is already creaking at the seams. So whenever you talk about immigration and whenever you talk about people coming here on boats or people making their way illegally, and you express some concern, you get tarred as a racist or far-right bigot or compared to Hitler's Germany is the latest slur, but there is an issue here. When we have got people that we just don't have, we are spending seven million a day at a time when we are so overstretched economically, when our infrastructure is in chaos, and then we're saying, okay, well, we can't, [4:24] housing people in hotels is not sustainable at seven million a day, just, you know, either in terms of the cost or in terms of how much room we have, so we've got to, you know, put them on boats, then we we need to have some serious policy about numbers, who we can accommodate you know and have and have a procedure for allowing those people who can come here. Who have a legitimate reason to be here, who have ties with this country, and who want to build a new life for themselves and work. We need to facilitate that, but equally [4:58] we can't, much as it would be great to allow every single person to come in, we don't have the infrastructure to do that. And shoving people on boats, I think, is a cruel and inhumane policy. You wouldn't like to live on a boat. We're warned of the dangers of not dehumanising people, but actually when you start putting people on boats or in army barracks, that's exactly what it does. It treats people, not as people, but as a number and a problem. That's not a humane, and I'm a Christian obviously, and that's not a Christian way of dealing with it. So it's a very fraught issue but we need some sensible grown-ups to the table and I think both sides could do with dialling down the rhetoric. So expressing concern about this and saying, you know, okay, what are the numbers we can accommodate? It's not racist. [5:57] Equally, and it's not Nazi Germany either, but equally on the other side of the coin, being really really harsh and firm and calling people names and attacking people isn't the answer either and you know and I do think we we do have to do something to stop people from coming over on these inflatable dinghies and risking their lives you know and it's not good it's not good for political cohesion because it is you know we've seen riots outside hotels which is which is terrible which is not what we want to see and we don't condone you know and And the reason, certainly nobody can condone that, and it must be awful for those people who are inside the hotels when they are subject to those protests, you know, you've got to remember that there are human beings involved. But this is because of the resentment that is building, being built up by these policies, because I think I was reading in the Telegraph, the Red Wall constituencies up north, they are having like 16 times the amount of asylum seekers or refugees that are being housed in the South and the South East. And the other point I want to make, I mean this is a very personal one, [7:14] I'm very open about the fact that my two youngest children have special needs and right now we need to get primary school places for our children and they've been turned down from six local primary schools because there are no places because they're being taken up by Ukrainian children. Now I don't resent Ukrainian children a school place at all and one might argue, well, Caroline, you're middle class, you're educated, you know, it's not as important for your children to have a place as it is the Ukrainian children. And I might agree with you, I might not, but at the end of the day, not everybody's going to have that attitude and be in a position where they think, okay, I'm going to see what I can do to cobble together an education at home. But equally, what it means is you're having to put one child over another, you're having to prioritise children for school places. We've got a crisis in the NHS and there's a crisis in dentistry, so you're having to prioritise one person's need over another. [8:23] So we can't just continue to say, OK, everybody who wants to come here should be able to come here and that's fine, without, you know, some serious thought to the question. No completely and we'll move on but a simple way of fixing it would actually be to, actually process the people probably within weeks and put them back where they came from if they do if they are able to go back but that would be common sense but that would seem to fix the issue. But anyway moving on let's just touch on this subject quickly because I want to go on some of of the others. But I find this interesting and this is Rishi Sunak bans media from Conservative Spring Conference. Press and public barred from attending with party, claiming it is an internal event closed to media. And I know I've been to many UKIP conferences, Caroline I'm sure you've been as citizen go to different political conferences and it is quite essential I think part of the democratic process to for the meditative access to these political conferences. Yeah, I don't think we should gloss over this actually. I think this shows we have a need for a new political settlement. This is almost like something out of Putin's Russia. [9:39] You know, the Conservative Party are, you know, years ago, the Conservative Party have always had amongst, I suppose, politics always been tribal, and the Tory Party have always had a reputation of being the elites and very divorced from the working class. They're not helping themselves with this. In the 80s, Thatcher's Tories were all about, oh yeah, you know, Basildon Man, Wolverhampton Man, you know. I mean, we're in touch with the working man and we're in touch with the working people and we want to help people make better lives for themselves. This just screams we are the elite, we are the elite, we are you know this is this is a party who, [10:23] by the looks of things, are not going to win the next general election, or they might, and this is really unfortunate actually, because the Tory party might win the next general election on the issue of gender ideology, and because Tories can say what is a woman, the Tories are also doing the right thing on sex education lessons, they're not doing enough, we need, I might get onto that later, but we need the review of sex education in classes to be independent. We can't have the Department for Education doing the review or the inquiry because they've been captured for so many years and useless for so many years, you know, they've been captured by Stonewall. But so the Tories are doing the right thing on gender ideology and they're doing the right thing on relationships and sex education, well they're kind of on their way to doing the right thing, whereas Keir Starmer can't even make up his mind what a woman is or what his stance is, and he can see what's happened to Nicola Sturgeon. But actually, the Tories don't deserve to get in. They're going to use this gender ideology and what they've done to suck up some Labour votes, but they don't actually deserve to get in. [11:35] Particularly if they're going to have their conference and they're going to shut off, media and the public and it just smacks of we are the elites and we are deciding, we're in government, we don't actually care about whether or not we get in next time or we're just so complacent we think we're going to get in. And the jargon they're using is like real left-wing Marx, you know, this is a training event, I mean for goodness sake, a training event, when has a conference been an internal training event? Yeah, it smacks of elitism, it's quite. It smacks of authoritarianism as well, you know, Soviet era, you know, group of people over there. No, I think it's very worrying and it speaks of a need, I think, for a new political settlement or a new political party to be more transparent and more in touch. You know, we're just, oh, I'm sick of politicians. Oh, so am I. So let's move from this story, Let's move on to the work that you're doing in CitizenGo. [12:42] This is Waterstone Stop Pushing Dangerous Gender Ideology at Children, one of your campaigns. And the viewers can see that Waterstone, so yeah, Waterstone's UK's leading high street book retailer has shortlisted the book entitled My Trans Teen Misadventure by Lewis Hancock, a transgender identified female for its prestigious children's book prize due to be awarded 30th of March and this is aimed at 14 year olds. It's unbelievable that Waterstones would be pushing a book like this for their children's book prize and it's wonderful to see obviously the support to this petition has gained but tell us about this campaign Caroline. Well okay it's not actually the first time Waterstones have done this so just before I started Citizen Go in 2019, they had another book that was about a boy who wanted to be a mermaid, and that was written by an LGBT. I think he might have been a transgender identified man, I'm not entirely sure, but certainly someone who identified as a member of the LGBT community and It was all about this boy who wants to be a mermaid and a drag queen and they nominated that as well. [13:59] And I think clearly the head of children's is obviously fully on board the woke gender train. Now the reason that this book caught my attention is because it actually has an adult advisory, on the back. So it's been nominated for a children's prize but with an adult warning advisory on the back. And I don't know if you've been into Waterstones but they have their book of their weeks, they have their promos. And being nominated for this book is, for this award is a real honour. It's really prestigious, it's going to make your book sales rocket and it's going to make your profile rocket. Now Waterstones are a high, as you know though, the UK's leading bookseller. They're really trusted, you know, sometimes you want something to read and you go [14:50] into Waterstones and you see what they're recommending and you're like, oh right, okay, I'll have a look. Now these books are being placed on tables where there's a high footfall of children and adolescents as well, so but in that kind of child and adolescence area and you'll see on the table, we recommend this book. Now the thing is, as you know I've got many children, I know exactly what they're like and they will be attracted to a book and they won't see, oh, that's for older readers. So this book has a cartoon on the front. Welcome to Hell, My Trans Teen Misadventure. It's the sort of thing that my 8-year-old son might pick up, because it looks like Horrid Henry or something. Do you know what? It appeals to a younger demographic. He would pick it up, and he wouldn't look at the warning on the back. And then he flicks through, and he sees these cartoons. Now, all children love cartoons. My children are no different. They like the Beano. They like Bunny and Monkey and Dogman. And all children like cartoons. And that's fine. And Waterstones sell these nice cartoon books. So he would see that, or my 10-year-old daughter might see this, and they'd flick through it. [15:59] Then you've got that picture, which I've got illustrating the petition, which is basically the author of this book is projecting her own experience as a woman who wanted to be a man when she was an adolescent. And it's just encouraging teenage girls to just self-hate on their bodies. So breasts are two fatty lumps that need to be gone. [16:23] There's stuff about hairy legs, you know, and then it's, you know, it points to her pubic area and it says, don't go there, an imaginary willy. I mean, no, it's just validating every single hitch from hell. Teen girls, almost every teen girl has some neurosis or anxiety about her body, that's entirely and 100% natural. This book is sowing the seeds of self-doubt, of hatred, and it's validating that and it's saying, oh, the female body is disgusting and something not to be liked. [16:57] And, you know, there's no way that just a 14-year-old would read that. Probably actually, many savvy 14-year-olds would go, oh, that's a comic book. I'm well beyond. They might actually turn their noses up at it because it looks maybe a little bit too babyish. So it is clearly designed to appeal to a younger demographic. But even if you were 14 and older, it's validating teen girls' anxieties about their body. But worse still, Waterstones then came out with, oh, this is one page out of context. No, there's another cartoon where it shows a girl being injected with either puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones. And she was going, yeah, yeah, just in time for uni. So it's kind of telling girls, oh, my goodness, you've got to get this done before you go to uni. And then you have the nurse. She's learning something from the experience. And then they mentioned Keira Bell, the detransitioner. And they were saying, oh, yeah, there was this girl. And she really regretted it. And she took them to court and made it much harder for everyone. But fine, it's all been sorted out now. And you can get puberty blockers. [18:08] And this other girl who has a beard and is now allegedly a man says, oh, yeah, this was the best thing I ever did. That's not a balanced discussion at all. That's just pushing gender transition at children. And when we see countries around the world putting the brakes on and saying, actually, there isn't the evidence to show that this is safe. We're quite concerned about the long-term health effects, you know, effects on bone density, on brain development, you know, all those things. As puberty is a time when your body is laying down the foundations for the rest of your life. [18:42] It's a completely natural process and sort of stopping with it has never ever been done before in human history and you know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, is the phrase. But certainly there are a lot of concerns, long-term health concerns about puberty blockers. We're seeing young girls now with osteoporosis and arthritis, you know, and you take testosterone as a woman and it's It's very difficult to come back from that. But there's no balanced discussion. It's just propaganda. And what gets me about this, if this was like Asterix, for example, another great cartoon book. So in great literature, it's not cartoons. This is not a book that would be read in a classroom. It wouldn't be studied for GCSE literature. It has absolutely no literary merit whatsoever. Fine, of course, Waterstones are going to sell cartoon books because they sell and they're fine. And we have a phrase in our house, donut books. So certain authors and certain books, they're allowed to, you know, my kids are allowed to read them. Of course they are, but it's like a donut. You know, you don't have too much of it. So David Walliams being one of those, yeah, don't get me started. [19:59] But you know, that's, so the cartoon books are like the donut books. They're not the books that you would study all the time. And certainly, you know, not really about, and yet Waterstones have thought this worthwhile to put on a children's prestigious literature award. [20:20] I suppose Harry Potter came out too late, but you know, everyone would have sneered at Harry Potter, but, and they did, when Harry Potter came out, everybody sneered at it. Oh, it's not great literature, blah, blah, blah. you know, Harry Potter should be on there or, you know, it's not the magician's nephew, is it? [20:37] It's not C.S. Lewis. It's just a very crude cartoon book pushing gender ideology. And actually [20:46]i've been blown away by the success of this petition. This has been the most successful petition I've run, I think, in the past year, you know, and the numbers just exploded. And yeah, I'm going to keep plugging it and we are going to do some offline. What I would like to do is get a decent children's book and see if I can get a decent children's book into schools and libraries because this is a problem. Once this book goes on this list, then schools go, oh yes, it must be very good, mustn't it? Waterstones say, and same with libraries. So actually, I think there's a case for countering their propaganda with some better propaganda. And the other thing, actually, sort of, Peter, while I'm on Waterstones, the other thing is that they appear to have been suppressing two books, one by Helen Joyce called Trans and the other by Hannah Barnes called Time to Watch or Time to Wait. And it's an investigation of the Tavistock gender identity clinic. And lots of people have been going into Waterstones and asking for copies of these books and finding that Waterstones staff have basically hid them out back. And that, you know, they can't get them. I went into Waterstones in Godalming and asked for them. [22:12] You know, and yeah, no, I don't have any of those. No, you'll have to order them. And certainly some of the more woke stores in London, there's been reports of staff hiding them away. So yeah, Actually, Waterstones, you are a leading high street retailer and you enjoy a lot of customer trust. [22:38] Let me, the viewers and listeners can go to citizengo.org and go and have a look at those petitions. Sign it, but also put it on your social media profile, send it on to others. Don't only you go and click on sign up, but make others aware of it as well. And then you'll be passing the word and raising the concern of this and also introduce some people to Citizen Go. So go and do that. When you finish watching this, have a click on it and make use of that. Now, let's go and look at Down Under, New Zealand. Can you call New Zealand Down Under? I think you can. I don't know. I don't want to get into that argument between Aussies and the Kiwis, but UK trans critic, Kelly J Keane, there are a whole load of issues I have even just with the headline, but anyway. [23:30] UK trans critic Kelly J Keane or Posie Parker is doused in tomato sauce and evacuated by cops before she can speak during the latest rally in New Zealand as she considers cancelling the rest of her tour. And the little bullet points here are Kelly J. Keen was doused with tomato juice, said she fears for her life, fears for life in inverted commas, meaning that I don't know why they're trying to take away from that, or and then transphobe may cancel the rest of her tour, again inverted commas, the Daily Mail calling someone who stands up for the rights of women to be women a transphobe, and then puts in men in Nazi clothing also join protests, again the Daily Mail linking her with that which is complete nonsense. But obviously people can go on to Posey's Twitter account can see the violence which she has faced. [24:27] Talk to us about this, Caroline, and I know you've, I think I saw a tweet from you back 2020 when you were voicing support of Posie Parker and what she is trying to do, to stand up for women and to say that men have no right in those spaces and a woman is a woman, full stop. But tell us about this. [24:49] Well, I mean, Posie's been, or Kelly, Kelly J, has been working since sort of 2017, 2018, which was when I first met her. But yeah, she did a, so she does these events around the country called Let Women Speak. Now, these events are amazing, they empower other women. So it's an open mic event, it's a bit like some speaker's corner. So she goes and she, it's not her preaching at people, she allows women to go and take the microphone and tell their story. Now, Posey does not discriminate at all. If you're a woman and you want to have the mic, she doesn't pre-screen you, she doesn't say what are your views on this, that and the other. If you want to talk about female emancipation, well it's not even emancipation, but if you want to talk about your story about why you think men shouldn't be allowed in changing rooms or your daughter's been getting changed in Primark and she's had some man come in, she's all about, or you're a victim of of domestic violence and whatever it might be. She's all about empowering women to tell their stories. And she doesn't tell you what story you should tell. This is about helping women to find a voice. [26:04] And now, of course, a lot of people don't like that because let women speak. They don't want women speaking. And they say it's terribly transphobic. Well, I don't actually know. The first time I was called a transphobe. [26:19] I remember it was in 2011 and I just laughed, I thought this is a made-up word. [26:25] What are you talking about, a transphobe? and it is a made-up word and basically anybody who, stands up for the rights of women to have single-sex spaces and to have single-sex associations gets called a transphobe because you know men who identify as women want to be in our spaces and want to be in our groups because it gives them validation. Yeah, I'm a real woman, I'm using your spaces, I'm in your clubs, you know, it gives them the validation that they want and they need and they require, but at a massive cost to women. So it comes at a cost to religious women. [27:04] You know, particularly Jews and Muslims who, you know, aren't allowed to share those spaces, so it drives religious women out of public life. And it comes at a cost to rape victims or domestic abuse victims, people who've had a really bad experience with male violence, with rape, and they just are very, very traumatized by men and they just don't want men in their spaces. Or just normal, I say normal, but just ordinary women and girls who don't have a history of trauma but just feel very, very uncomfortable. And we're just told, no, no, no. You should accept men in your spaces. You should accept men in your sports. I remember a few years ago doing a radio interview. And I was talking about the fact that my, I think she was about 13 then. My 13-year-old daughter had been made to feel very uncomfortable because she was getting fitted for a bra. and there was men milling about. And somebody said to me, well, what have you done, Caroline, to make your daughter hate men. [28:13] It's like, no, I don't. This isn't about hatred. This is about girls' natural boundaries. And you ask any parent of any ordinary, well-adjusted teenager, when they're little, yes, they will toddle around the house with no clothes or very inhibited. And then they hit sort of 10, and the bathroom door shuts. And they start finding their own privacy, their own boundaries. And they're drawing up their boundaries. And you have to respect that. We all have our own boundaries. But actually, what we are being told is, you must be kind. You must be kind. You must be nice. And you must let your guard down. So if you're getting changed in the gym and you're getting naked, and there's a woman in there with a penis, it's your fault if you've got an issue with that. [29:01] So Posie is just, actually, Posie's just a normal wife and a mom. And Posie's been in the very fortunate position that she was a stay-at-home mom. She didn't have to work. And she got very, and she's always counted herself, actually. This is why it's really strange that she gets called right wing. She always countered herself as a lefty. She was always like, yeah, I'm a left wing woman. I'm a lefty atheist. Again, she gets pilloried because she associates with the likes of me, who doesn't agree with abortions. They're like, I mean, these, and you get this as well. even from the left-wing feminists, trying to tell her, trying to police who she should and should not be friends with, who she should and should not associate with. You know, everybody's sort of trying to tell, take Posie's autonomy from her, tell her, you know, oh, if you want to be a good little feminist, this is what you should do. And Posie, you know, [29:58] Is a marketing genius and all power to her. She's gone out there and she's got the message out there and of course, you know when you're on target because you're getting a lot of flack. So Posie has got a load of flack from the left-wing feminists who've been tarring her as a right-wing Nazi bigot and then of course that's been picked up by the trans activists. literally she's She's been in the position of just, because she didn't have to work, and she got drawn into this debate. But she's put her heart and soul into this. And just being able to put, she thought of putting woman, adult, human, female on billboards and on the t-shirts. And she's gone global. And good luck to her. And I'm not convinced, actually. So in Australia, what happened was she went to Australia, a bunch of neo-Nazis turned up and they were doing Hitler salutes. Now, I'm not sure, I don't know, but I almost wonder if this could be an Antifa... [31:09] Because who does that in this day and age? Who does that? I mean, I didn't even know that that was a thing. People going out, goose-stepping. I shouldn't laugh because the Nazi salute is not funny, it's heinous, it's traumatic and what it's associated with. But this is not, and normally, I mean I don't know, I don't associate, contrary to popular belief, I don't know anyone who identifies as hard right or far right. I don't know any neo-nazis or any fascists. But I kind of think, don't these sorts of people stay in the shadows? Because they know that their beliefs aren't mainstream and aren't going to be accepted. I mean, who does that? It goes out like... [31:59] But Caroline, do you not see it out when your local Sainsbury's or Tesco's and suddenly see 20 Nazis all lined up? Oh no, none of us ever see that. So you're right. The only way I can understand is that its staged , that's the only way it makes sense. It's just so bizarre. And so she got all the flack, you know, for them turning up and she should have, apparently she should have immediately told them to go away. Right, okay, so Posie's five foot one. [32:26] You may have, she's a diminutive. I'm sure she won't mind me saying this. Potted Posie, no, she's a small lady. I'm not tall and she's sort of way below me. You know, so this diminutive little lady has to see a bunch of Nazis doing like a Basil Fawlty salute and tell them to go away. I don't think so. And it wasn't, whoever they were and whatever their motivation, I mean, far right people aren't going to support feminists anyway. They're not aligned with feminists. They have a very misogynistic outlook on life. And I think they were, if they were genuine far-right people, then they were obviously just leveraging, I think what the far-right are trying to do is leverage some of these issues that, you know, conservatives are concerned about, in order to maybe try and legitimize themselves and to try and get conservative support. But, but I'm, yeah, I'm very doubtful that they were genuine because it's, [33:31] As you say, it just doesn't ring true. I mean, who would be saluting to Hitler and why, you know? It's play acting. And one thing, if I can say, that I have admired Posie from afar. We were accused, or she was accused of being part of us, I think, because some of our team went to film an event down in Brighton. I think I have bumped into Posie once and talked to her for maybe 40 seconds. This was years ago, she probably had no idea who I was, and we went to film that thing in Brighton, the stand-up for women, and it was a public park, so we filmed, and suddenly the story is, and it's unbelievable, but yeah, I don't know Posie, Posie doesn't know me, good luck to her, we wish her the best from afar, but it's obviously these, the media, both kind of on the left and and then in the far right, they all try and paint a certain picture that isn't true, just to target their... [34:32] Yeah, and I think what's happened is very frightening to her. It must have been really frightening. Some of the pictures, people with their hands sort of on her throat. It turns out, I think it was security trying to get her away. And she said, you know, if I'd fallen over, I didn't think I was going to get up. And just the sheer naked aggression. And what was she doing, right? What was she doing? She was just saying, women can have a voice, women can speak. We don't want men in our changing rooms. We don't want men in our sports. And of course, we've had a good result with Athletics Federation yesterday as well. I think the tide is, I've said this for years, the tide is beginning to turn. But actually, it feels that there is being a significant shift. But it's awful for her, actually. Awful. and awful for the women of New Zealand to live in. But we'll move on, but just one thing to leave the viewers is the first line, the first sentence, it gives the headlines and then it starts off in the article. This is the Daily Mail. The first word they use in the article is controversial, anti-trans. [35:43] It's controversial standing up for women's rights, women's only spaces? The Daily Mail have lost the plot. If any of you think actually the Daily Mail are on the side of common sense, that is utter nonsense. They're not. They're on the side of whatever is a good story for them and sells papers. And actually you have to ask as well, when people say transphobe, like you know, they say, what do you mean? I'm not irrationally scared or whatever. You know, [36:08] what rights do you, does the transgender, transsexual community not have that they want? And I guess their answer is, we want everyone to accept that we are women, that we are the sex that we say we are. Now there is an argument, yeah, okay, I'm sure at work, people can use your new name and they can maybe use your new pronoun and people can treat you with dignity and respect. But there needs to be a balancing exercise in terms of common sense. And when somebody is being made to feel like they can't go to the loo all day at work because they feel very uncomfortable, then there needs to be sensible accommodation made. And it shouldn't be a case of, you know, the woman who's feeling uncomfortable because she's got a man in her changing room or whatever, it shouldn't be her that's made, you know, to feel uncomfortable. There needs to be, and none of the activists, a very sensible solution would be, well, let's have a third space, okay? Let's have men, let's have women, and let's have a third gender neutral. But the activists don't want that. [37:27] No, they will not stop. That is the frightening thing. Let's look, because this is one of the outcomes. We've got five minutes to spare, we'll do another four. We've touched on this, and again, sometimes you end up repeating the same stories, but just with different characters in different locations. And this is the worst one yet. Violent male pedophile moved to Washington Women's Prison, And there were some, yeah, here's the figure. So, Jolene Karisma Starr, born Joel Thomas Nicholas, is the latest male transfer to the Washington Correction Center for Women, which currently has approximately one dozen male inmates being housed in the facility. Just there, I can see the problem. A dozen male inmates in a woman's prison. But, Caroline, we see this regularly, probably every other week, another story of different parts of the world where a man, often who has been charged with rape or sexual assault of a woman, ends up with a group of women. There is no way you can describe [38:43] the suffering that then continues and the position that you put women in, putting a man who's doing that in a woman's prison. Yeah, and it's not just the other female, I say other female, it's not just the female inmates that that person is terrorizing, it's also the female prison guards because they have to do intimate searches and all sorts. And so you're not just putting, and of course, every woman, regardless of whether or not she's an inmate, deserves dignity, respect and safety, but it's not just the inmates that are being put at risk, it's also the female prison staff. And the other thing you have to remember that is in women's prisons, most women who are in prison are not there for violent crime. [39:31] Female offending has a very different face to it to male offending. Now I know that there are women in prison for violent crime but I think the proportion, I think it's something like 75 percent, there's a very good website, Keep Prisons Single Sex, and I think it's something like over 75 percent of women who are in prison are not there for, it's for non-violent crime. [39:57] So you've got a very vulnerable demographic as well because most women in prison are disproportionately affected by domestic violence or they've had difficult lives, which is why they have ended up in prison. And we did another campaign this month, you may have seen, for Barbie Kardashian, a very violent 21-year-old who I can't repeat the things that he said about what he wants to do with his mother. He's threatened to rape, torture, and murder his mother. He's got a history of violent assault. He tried to kill a female social worker who was looking after him. And of course, Irish media, you're not allowed to talk about him in Irish media. They got an injunction out. And there's an Irish outlet called Gripped, who'd published a very detailed and telling history. And even though Barbie Kardashian, I mean, even the name just shows, tells you what he thinks of women. I can't remember what his real name is, but everyone knows him as Barbie Kardashian. [41:05] I think it's Alexandro something or other. I think it's Alexandro Gentile. But yeah, he's now known as Barbie, And he's this very, very violent prisoner, when he was jailed the guard I said, we're very worried, he still poses a significant threat to public safety and to women's safety and he's been jailed in women's, in Limerick [41:28] Prison. And when you look at his life, he's had a terrible life. He was brought up with abusive parents and his father co-opted him into domestic abuse of his mother and he's clearly very disturbed, very violent, very dangerous. So yes, you can have a slight bit of sympathy for a very disordered mindset. But it's not safe to put a man like that in close proximity with women who've already, you know, if you're a woman in prison, then you've had, most of the time, you've had a very hard life. [42:05] I'm not going to say that women should never be in prison or anything like that. But you have to accept that you're dealing with a very vulnerable demographic and they're being put at risk and so are the female prison guards. It has to stop. And in fact, if you haven't signed a Barbie Kardashian petition on Citizen Go, please do so. Because actually, every single day that goes past and these men are in our prisons, what's going to happen? What's going to have to happen before people realise the folly of this? Let's just bring up this tweet. We'll see how much you want to admit. This is Graham Linehan. And some good news, at Flying Lawyer 73 has lost another case and owes his latest victim legal fees of £15,000. I believe now he owes between 80 and 100 grand to solicitors from a series of failed cases. Again, why is he allowed to continue doing this? Now you probably have an idea what this is about, but when people can spend this amount of money on nonsense through the legal system. [43:14] It makes you kind of wonder, well, where are our tax money going? Are they paying for it themselves? So, do you want to touch on this before we move on? Briefly. So, Flying Lawyer 73 is Stephanie Hayden. Stephanie Hayden is the transgender-identified male who was responsible for my arrest in October, and he's also been responsible for the arrest of two other women. Kate Scottow, who was arrested, she was a breastfeeding mother, she was arrested in front of her autistic children, and I was arrested in front of my autistic children, and Bronwyn Dickinson, another woman, he got arrested. What Stephanie Hayden does, so Stephanie Hayden is a transgender identified activist who in 2018 came to prominence. [43:59] Basically trying to do a version of lawfare, so would go around trying to get people cancelled, he got people kicked out of their university positions. He tried to sue Mumsnet. It just made an absolute nuisance of himself. And he said, oh, I'm standing up for transgender rights. Now, anytime anybody says anything about Stephanie Hayden that Stephanie Hayden doesn't like, he reports them to the police and he sues them. And he claims when he reports them to the police, he trumps up the charges. So he told the police that I had posted memes about him on a forum. I hadn't. But the police were stupid enough to go, oh, gosh, that's terrible, isn't it? And came and seized my devices looking for evidence. They still haven't found it because I didn't do it. So he uses his transgender status as leverage with the police and gets the police to act as his personal militia. The police forces aren't joined up. So Surrey police were quite surprised when I told them, you know he's had two other women arrested for this. Were like, well Caroline, save it for interview. She said, all right, save that for interview. [45:08] So it's not joined up and what Stephanie Hayden does is a two-pronged approach. So he'll try and have you arrested. He had the police called out to Graham Linehan as well and he will then sue you. He's suing me for the third time. And he sues you because he doesn't have a, to the best of my knowledge, he doesn't have a job. He calls himself a lawyer, but he's not a regulated or qualified or insured barrister, solicitor or legal executive. So he's eligible for the help with fees scheme, which is for people on low income or on certain benefits. So he will take out a claim against you in the high court and he's exempt from court fees. So if you sue somebody, it's typically about 5% of the claim and he sues for unlimited amounts. So he is about a 5,000 pound court fee. And that's in place to act as a barrier to stop vexatious claims. Stephanie does not have that barrier. And because Stephanie has a law degree, they then act as a litigant in person, which they appear to enjoy very much because they go to court and they start calling Barrister as malignant friend and everyone else just cringes and dies with embarrassment for them, honestly. [46:28] So and prior to suing, he's suing my boss at the moment. My boss said, oh, I've made it. You're not anybody in the UK. You're not doing effective work, unless you're, no, joke. He'll probably be transcribing this and saying, oh, they deliberately. So he's suing me for the third time. and he says, oh, you know, she's forcing me to sue her. [46:51] Yeah, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, he's bringing his claim, you know, she's forced me to do this. And so he forces, you rack up a lot of legal fees defending yourself because most people, you know, can't defend themselves in the high court, and it's all about [47:07] do you know the procedure? Anyone who's been through a court case knows it's not necessarily about evidence or rights and wrongs. It's do you know the procedure? And Stephanie Hayden clearly does. And yeah, and his behaviour in litigation, but before, it's quite bad as well. Oh goodness, it's quite shocking. But before he sued all these gender critical people, he was at Birkbeck University studying for law degrees, a mature student, and he sued, you just don't want this bloke in your orbit, because he sued all his fellow students as well and he sued the Students' Union because there was some argument about internal politics, he sued his landlady, he sued his, you know, and he has a history as well as he, if he doesn't pay his rent, then, you know, they obviously then take him to court for the unpaid rent and he sues them back for harassment. So amongst his former claimants are two landlords. And it's just really frustrating because he can just keep going to the court, filing another claim. [48:17] A master, you know, an admin judge will just briefly look at it and just check that it's procedurally right and they stamp it. And this is then, you know, taxpayers' monies, both in terms of the court fees and in terms of court time that's being wasted on these frivolous pursuits. So he sued an organisation called the Family Education Trust because they had retweeted somebody and made a comment which he thought could be about him and it was to do with vexatious litigants wasting money. So they retweeted something, it was up for less than an hour and he sued them for defamation and the court, the judges dismissed it and said that the the claim was fanciful, was devoid of reality and hopeless and he has to pay their legal costs. But he already owes various other people, including Associated Newspapers, who reported on when he got another woman arrested, they reported on the fact that he'd got another woman arrested, and he said, oh, it's defamation and harassment, sued them, lost that one, and he owes them like 30,000. So he owes, you know, for most people, if you owed that amount of money, you wouldn't sleep. [49:32] So I think there's a real issue here. I mean, this isn't just about my particular issues or my vendetta, but there's a real issue with the system that somebody can exploit the court system [49:47] in this fashion and when you can't get legal aid, you know, people are scrabbling for legal aid, and yet, you know, the system wasn't set up or clearly it never envisaged the help with fee schemes that it could be abused in this way. What it's done about it, I don't know, And presumably Peter, all of this, for somebody who really despises me, so Stephanie Hayden [50:13] every time I'm on any media outlet, every time I've been on GB News, he's made a complaint to Ofcom. For somebody who says he's so harassed by me and he's terrified and me saying things, you know, me just telling the truth that this is... [50:27] a dodgy character, puts him at risk of violence and what have you. For someone who claims that I'm harassing him, he follows my every online and mainstream media move. Yeah, so I know that this will probably be played back in court or to the police and I'm not saying it to cause any alarm or distress. I think this is actually a public interest issue, particularly when it's somebody trying to make themselves a media figure. So, you know, yeah, I think, yeah, I think it's public interest and I think something needs to be done. So, yeah, there we are with that one. Yeah. Well, let's finish with this story, which is a good story. This is in the Telegraph. The week has turned in the gender war. There's been a watershed moment in the trans debate sparked with a landmark decision about female athletes, which you mentioned earlier, Caroline, and that's the World Athletics Council, which have ruled that only those born as women can compete in [51:36] women's sports, which did seem quite common sense to most of us, but yeah, they have ruled that common sense will prevail. So it is a positive story, and I think the article talks about that this could actually spread into other areas and bring that, I guess, sense of common sense to the debate in other parts of society? Yeah, I hope so. And, you know, I think. [52:04] what's been really, this has been quite a grassroots movement right from the start, you know, like we talked about Posie Parker. [52:14] But we can see there a picture of Sharron Davies. And it's just really gratifying that we've had JK Rowling and Sharron Davies. And some of these really big names speak out because someone like me, someone like Posie, we get called right wing bigots, transphobes. [52:37] But you see someone like Sharron Davies, who she feels really or Sharron Davies, isn't it? Sorry, I called her Davies. She feels very strongly about this because she was cheated out of a gold medal her entire career because of women on testosterone, these German athletes who were doped up. So she feels very strongly about fair play for women in sports. And it's very hard to portray Sharron as being a conservative bigot, for want of a better word, or for being right wing. And I think it's incremental. This was always going to be death by 1,000 cuts, because gender ideology had got so big. And it had got captured into every area of society. We said earlier, we've seen it in education. We've seen it very chillingly, as I know and Harry Miller saw and various other people have experienced. We've seen it embedded into the police service. [53:45] We've seen it embedded into every element of society. [53:52] So as a telegraph sort of op-ed made clear, it was either we kind of go along with this and we say, you know, people like Caroline, people like Posie are, you know, outrageous bigots, or actually, you know, we push back, you know, it didn't even say we pushed back, but we had a choice to be made. And I think, finally, we deviated off down the path of madness. And slowly, I think we're coming back. And I think the pendulum is swinging. And I don't, there's always a danger, isn't it? The pendulum goes. I think what we had was, we had the laws of 1957, when homosexuality was criminalized. And we've swung all the way from there, where being gay would get you locked up, and again, [54:48] that was low-hanging fruit. It was much easier for the police to arrest somebody who was cottaging in the public loo. Now, that is an offence to public decency, but it's much easier to get someone doing that than the serious criminals, whereas these days it's much easier to get someone saying the wrong thing online. So we've gone from a position where people were unjustly repressed. For someone who's often called a homophobe, I feel very strongly about the decriminalisation of homosexuality. I believe that it's a private act of morality and what you do in your bedroom, as long as it's, you know, the usual caveats with consenting adult, and doesn't involve children or animals, that's your affair. What you want to get up to in your bedroom is your affair. And as a tolerant liberal, I have no interest in telling people what they should be doing in their bedrooms. Even as an Orthodox Christian, I don't have care of souls. It's not for me to bring people to Jesus by telling them what they should do in bed. So I feel very strongly that homosexuality shouldn't be criminalized. But we've gone from a position where, because we had a section of society who were unjustly repressed, the pendulum has swung all the way over there, [56:16] to the other side. And people have sort of reacted so strongly to the oppression. It's the same with critical race theory as well, in that we've still been acting in 2022, like we're a deeply homophobic or a deeply racist society. And we're not. I think there has been, [56:36] I would say, at least for the last 20, 30 years, there has been a lot more tolerance. And rightly so, people shouldn't be persecuted. But there's still this feeling, oh, there's this terrible persecution. So we have to flood children with all kinds of propaganda and tell them how to wash after sex. And it's kind of been part and parcel of sexual liberalism as a movement, sexual progressivism, sexual libertinism. So we've gone from repression to libertinism and I think we need to sort of [57:12] move somewhere back near to the middle. And you know, I said this on my Twitter feed and I mean it, I think it's been really hard for, there have been very many sensible lesbians and gays out there that have been calling out their own community and that's been, that's courageous really actually to say, hang on a minute, I didn't sign up for this. I didn't sign up for people claiming to be a different sex. I didn't sign up for the grooming of children. You know, this doesn't help. This isn't, you know, this kind of drag queens into primary schools perpetuates every single negative stereotype that they've been trying to counter for years and years. So I'm hoping that it will, I think we're beginning to see a correction, but nobody can sit on their laurels, you know, and certainly as New Zealand shows, there are still countries, [58:11] New Zealand, Australia, America and parts of America still deeply enthralled to this nonsense and we need to really have a think about, you know, we need this independent investigation into sex ed in schools. So, yeah. Well, let's see if a so-called Conservative government actually get around to doing that, but there's a whole other discussion. Caroline, as always, thank you so much for joining us and giving us your thoughts on those stories. Oh, always a pleasure. Thanks so much for having me, Peter. Not at all, and I encourage our viewers and listeners to go and make use of citizengo.org and do look at those petitions, do sign them and do pass them on to your friends and encourage them to do the same. And I think on that, I wish everyone watching a wonderful rest of your Saturday. Have a great Sunday. And we'll be with you on Monday evening for a special that something that we've been working on for the last two years behind the scenes. And I'm so excited that we can finally discuss it. [59:15] And that is tune in Monday 8 p.m. And we'll talk about it then. So look forward to seeing you then 8pm UK or 3pm Eastern or noontime if you're over in the Pacific on the West Coast. So we'll see you on Monday. Thank you so much and good night to you all.

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MISSION MATTERS LIVE -- Network of African Catholic Voices

Catholic Chicago

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 59:57

This month Megan met with two religious sisters who are part of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN). This is a community of African scholars and pastoral agents who promote, create, curate and celebrate their Catholic intellectual, cultural and spiritual heritage as Africans, while also offering best practices in the pastoral field for a vital Church! Megan sat down with Sr. Leonida Katunge, a Sister of St. Joseph Mombasa in Kenya, who is the Program Director of PACTPAN, and Sr. Titilayo Aduloju, a Sister of St. Michael the Archangel in Nigeria, who has been leading in a research group focused on the Church of Now.

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The Week According To . . . Caroline Farrow

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 64:42 Transcription Available

Caroline Farrow returns to offer her thoughts as we dig a little deeper into some of the stories, headlines and articles from the past week in the news, from articles and on social media. Topics up for discussion this episode include.... - Doctors air concerns over details of Scotland's assisted dying bill. - The Italian Psychoanalytic Society has taken its concerns about puberty blockers to Prime Minister Meloni. - Army veteran fined for silent prayer: Penalty for “praying for my son, who is deceased”. - London ULEZ: Harrow council refuses to install cameras needed to record Sadiq Khan's abhorrent £12.50 a day charge. - Canada performing more organ transplants from 'medical assistance in dying' donors than any country in the world. - Mother in the UK reported to social services for asking daughter's teachers not to call her a boy. - Controversial charity 'Mermaids' to train NHS staff looking after Tavistock trans children. - And much more! CitizenGo petition to Block Scotland's gender reform.... https://citizengo.org/en-gb/ot/209878-invoke-section-35-and-block-scotlands-gender-reform In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Since 2013 Caroline has writes a weekly column for the Catholic Universe and has written for and featured in a number of other publications such as the Catholic Herald, the National Catholic Register, the Conservative Woman, Mercatornet, Crisis Magazine, LifeSiteNews and Church Militant. She used to write on Catholic culture at the now defunct Spectator Arts blog and has been featured in the Daily Mail, the Observer and the New Statesman. In 2013, Caroline was included as part of the first cohort of the BBC's '100 women' and she regularly features on BBC News, Sky News, ITV's Good Morning Britain, BBC Sunday Morning Live, the Big Questions and has made multiple appearances on Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Woman's Hour, the Moral Maze and the Sunday programme as well as featuring in one-off documentaries. Caroline also presented the coverage for March for Life UK for EWTN and has contributed to News Nightly and Celtic Connections. She also frequently contributes to Talk Radio, LBC and BBC local radio as well as BBC Radio Ulster, discussing matters pertaining to Catholicism, feminism and the challenges of motherhood and family life. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married. Follow and support Caroline at the following links... GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/cf_farrow Twitter: https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow?s=20&t=Je-7QgQaAve5NCKtELcYNg Website: https://www.carolinefarrow.net CitizenGo: https://citizengo.org Originally broadcast live 21.1.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Links to stories discussed..... Scotland doctors concerns https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/doctors-air-concerns-over-details-29010000 Puberty blockers https://genderclinicnews.substack.com/p/first-strike-against-puberty-blockers?utm_campaign=post&fbclid=IwAR22OQtj3WolX5qwjF7-QEZMhahVS0Msdb5ap1pSX6BdOhAdhJ4f4CM-CKY Essex Police https://twitter.com/ripx4nutmeg/status/1616354504949268481 Silent prayer penalty https://adf.uk/army-vet-fined-for-praying/ Transgender https://www.cheknews.ca/transgender-woman-told-she-is-not-allowed-to-use-women-only-gym-in-parksville-1134924/ London ULEZ https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/london-ulez-harrow-refuses-install-25996857 Canada MAID https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canada-performing-more-organ-transplants-from-maid-donors-than-any-country-in-the-world-1.6234133?utm_source=ADF+International&utm_campaign=f140929dbc-AA_20230118&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7732cae558-f140929dbc-95031515&mc_cid=f140929dbc Social services https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11646881/I-asked-daughters-teachers-not-call-boy-reported-social-services.html Mermaids https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/13/nhs-trust-trans-care-tavistock-mermaids/

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The legacy of Pope Benedict XVI

Roundtable

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 26:00

The funeral of Benedict the sixteenth is being seen as a watershed moment for the Roman Catholic church - and more than a billion worshippers world-wide. The former pope - who was the first in 600 years to resign - died last month aged 95. Criticism and controversy marred his papacy, including child sex abuse scandals in many countries. So what will be the legacy of Benedict? Guests: Thomas Reese Catholic Jesuit priest Christopher Lamb Rome Correspondent for The Tablet Brenden Thompson Chief Executive of Catholic Voices

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The Week According To . . . Caroline Farrow

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 67:22

It's Bonfire Night here in the UK so expect fireworks as Caroline Farrow is back for an hour of news driven chat and discussion, giving unbridled opinions on what has caught her attention from the stories bouncing around this week, on the web, in the tabloids and on social media. Under the microscope this episode...... - Sweeping tax rises and 'Conservative in name only'. - Christian tradition means Braverman deserves second chance. - Transgender paedophile dupes staff for stay at woman's refuge centre. - Ex-soccer star convicted of transphobia over 2017 post. - Priest banned by the church for preaching the Catholic doctrine. - Transgender criminal makes history by appearing in court as both a man and a woman. - Alarm on Capitol Hill over Saudi investment in Twitter. - Harry Potter sales surge despite efforts to boycott JK Rowling. - Norwegian man identifies as a disabled woman. - Sexual predators in the midst of Britain's police. - Florida proceeds with ban on puberty blockers. - Elon Musk tries to appease the activists. In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Since 2013 Caroline has writes a weekly column for the Catholic Universe and has written for and featured in a number of other publications such as the Catholic Herald, the National Catholic Register, the Conservative Woman, Mercatornet, Crisis Magazine, LifeSiteNews and Church Militant. She used to write on Catholic culture at the now defunct Spectator Arts blog and has been featured in the Daily Mail, the Observer and the New Statesman. In 2013, Caroline was included as part of the first cohort of the BBC's '100 women' and she regularly features on BBC News, Sky News, ITV's Good Morning Britain, BBC Sunday Morning Live, the Big Questions and has made multiple appearances on Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Woman's Hour, the Moral Maze and the Sunday programme as well as featuring in one-off documentaries. Caroline also presented the coverage for March for Life UK for EWTN and has contributed to News Nightly and Celtic Connections. She also frequently contributes to Talk Radio, LBC and BBC local radio as well as BBC Radio Ulster, discussing matters pertaining to Catholicism, feminism and the challenges of motherhood and family life. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married. Follow and support Caroline on the following links... GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/cf_farrow Twitter: https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow?s=20&t=Je-7QgQaAve5NCKtELcYNg Website: https://www.carolinefarrow.net CitizenGo: https://citizengo.org Recorded 5.11.22 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ Please like, subscribe & share! Links to stories discussed..... Sweeping tax rises, Conservative in name only https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow/status/1587209307581554690?s=20&t=5sD8Y00Ugr0mO0Ej_FMZ9w Christian tradition means Braverman deserves second chance https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow/status/1585921017616420865?s=20&t=5sD8Y00Ugr0mO0Ej_FMZ9w Transgender paedophile stay at refuge centre for women https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11392601/Transgender-paedophile-caught-duping-staff-71-day-stay-domestic-violence-refuge.html Ex-soccer star convicted of transphobia https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1197102/ex-soccer-star-convicted-of-transphobia-over-2017-post/ Priest banned by church for preaching Catholic doctrine https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow/status/1588595643190505472/photo/1 Transgender criminal in court as both a man and a woman https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/02/transgender-criminal-makes-history-appearing-court-man-woman/ Alarm on Capitol Hill https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/03/saudi-twitter-investment-us-national-security-risk Harry Potter sales surge https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/10/26/harry-potter-sales-surge-despite-jk-rowling-boycott-efforts/ Man Now Identifies as a Disabled Woman https://reduxx.info/norwegian-man-now-identifies-as-a-disabled-woman-uses-wheelchair-almost-full-time/ Sexual predators in the midst of Britain's police https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11380719/Sexual-predators-midst-Britains-police-forces.html Florida proceeds with ban on puberty blockers https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-proceeds-ban-puberty-blockers-sex-reassignment-surgeries-minors Trans Barrister has meltdown https://twitter.com/SebGorka/status/1586716751412207619?s=20&t=5sD8Y00Ugr0mO0Ej_FMZ9w Elon Musk appease the activists https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880?s=20&t=AQOO884fbify6KQV4ywGyg

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CREDO - 2022-10-06

Radio Maria England

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 36:16

With Georgia Clarke of Catholic Voices.

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The Week According To . . . Caroline Farrow

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 67:57

Welcome to our hebdomadal show that looks back over the past seven days. This episode, as we take our first tentative steps into autumn, the greathearted Caroline Farrow returns to talk us through what has captured her attention, piqued her interest or made her blood boil in the news, media and tabloids including... - Black History Month: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization - 'It is going to be a difficult winter'. PM warns of tough times ahead as energy bills soar from today. - Victory of Christian parents who recently won a five-year legal battle with the DoE that forced the government to review its transgender policies. - Trans charity Mermaids investigated over ‘breast binders given to children' against their parents' wishes. - Virgin Atlantic says it is the world's 'most inclusive airline' with staff being able to wear optional pronoun badges and choose whichever uniform 'best represents them'. - Sussex Police forced to apologise after saying they 'do not tolerate' gender comments about trans paedophile who sexually abused children. - PayPal forced to back down after their assault on Free Speech groups. - The sudden and unexplained rise of Adult Sudden Death Syndrome. In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Since 2013 Caroline has writes a weekly column for the Catholic Universe and has written for and featured in a number of other publications such as the Catholic Herald, the National Catholic Register, the Conservative Woman, Mercatornet, Crisis Magazine, LifeSiteNews and Church Militant. She used to write on Catholic culture at the now defunct Spectator Arts blog and has been featured in the Daily Mail, the Observer and the New Statesman. In 2013, Caroline was included as part of the first cohort of the BBC's '100 women' and she regularly features on BBC News, Sky News, ITV's Good Morning Britain, BBC Sunday Morning Live, the Big Questions and has made multiple appearances on Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Woman's Hour, the Moral Maze and the Sunday programme as well as featuring in one-off documentaries. Caroline also presented the coverage for March for Life UK for EWTN and has contributed to News Nightly and Celtic Connections. She also frequently contributes to Talk Radio, LBC and BBC local radio as well as BBC Radio Ulster, discussing matters pertaining to Catholicism, feminism and the challenges of motherhood and family life. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married. Follow and support Caroline on the following links... GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/cf_farrow Twitter: https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow?s=20&t=Je-7QgQaAve5NCKtELcYNg Website: https://www.carolinefarrow.net CitizenGo: https://citizengo.org Recorded 1.10.22 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ Please like, subscribe & share! Links to stories discussed Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx 'It is going to be a difficult winter' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11269301/Liz-Truss-warns-tough-times-ahead-energy-bills-soar-house-market-mortgage-deals-stall.html Christian couple who forced the government to review transgender policies https://www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/thank-god-for-this-christian-couple-who-forced-the-government-to-review-its-transgender-policies/13946.article Trans charity Mermaids investigated https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/30/transgender-charity-mermaids-investigated-breast-binders-given-to-children Virgin Atlantic https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11257795/Virgin-Atlantic-pilots-crew-choose-male-female-uniforms-express-true-identity.html Sussex Police https://www.gbnews.uk/news/sussex-police-apologise-after-saying-they-do-not-tolerate-gender-comments-about-trans-paedophile-who-sexually-abused-children/371478 Sussex Police 2 https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/21230168.crawley-bexhill-child-sex-attacker-jailed/?ref=twtrec Paypal backs down https://gettr.com/post/p1se8c74e34 Adult Sudden Death Syndrome https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11269583/Heartbroken-family-pay-tribute-Guardsman-18-dead-days-walking-Queens-coffin.html

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The Week According To . . . Caroline Farrow

Science and Faith with Radio Maria England

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 66:18

Great to have Caroline Farrow join us again to give us her honest appraisals on the talking points, news and media from the past week. Under the microscope this episode..... - The tragic case of Archie Battersbee - 10k + Canadian euthanasia killings in 2021 - Covid face masks 'devastating' bird populations - Tory Leadership Race: Is it all over for Rishi? - Loneliness is another cause of strokes and heart attacks say 'experts' - Polls show vaccine deaths outnumber Covid deaths in U.S. households - Alex Jones ordered to pay $45m in damages In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Since 2013 Caroline has writes a weekly column for the Catholic Universe and has written for and featured in a number of other publications such as the Catholic Herald, the National Catholic Register, the Conservative Woman, Mercatornet, Crisis Magazine, LifeSiteNews and Church Militant. She used to write on Catholic culture at the now defunct Spectator Arts blog and has been featured in the Daily Mail, the Observer and the New Statesman. In 2013, Caroline was included as part of the first cohort of the BBC's '100 women' and she regularly features on BBC News, Sky News, ITV's Good Morning Britain, BBC Sunday Morning Live, the Big Questions and has made multiple appearances on Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Woman's Hour, the Moral Maze and the Sunday programme as well as featuring in one-off documentaries. Caroline also presented the coverage for March for Life UK for EWTN and has contributed to News Nightly and Celtic Connections. She also frequently contributes to Talk Radio, LBC and BBC local radio as well as BBC Radio Ulster, discussing matters pertaining to Catholicism, feminism and the challenges of motherhood and family life. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married. Follow and support Caroline on the following links... GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/cf_farrow Twitter: https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow?s=20&t=Je-7QgQaAve5NCKtELcYNg Website: https://www.carolinefarrow.net CitizenGo: https://citizengo.org Recorded 6.8.22 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share! Links to stories discussed Archie Battersbee https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/05/archie-battersbee-high-court-rejects-request-die-hospice Archie Battersbee https://twitter.com/DavidAltonHL/status/1555641571927785472?s=20&t=UtyARSoF15DEdgDKL6nm0g Canadian Euthanasia https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/10000-canadian-euthanasia-killings-in-2021 Is it now all over for Rishi? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11084283/Rishi-Sunak-fire-video-claim-diverted-cash-deprived-cities-Tory-towns.html Face masks 'devastating' bird populations https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/covid-face-masks-devastating-bird-populations-all-over-the-world/ar-AA10lCX4?pc=U531&cvid=42a811577385487dbcd1804cec3ededf Heart attacks and strokes? loneliness https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11081563/Loneliness-social-isolation-increase-risk-heart-attack-stroke-30.html Vaccine Deaths Outnumber Covid Deaths in U.S. Households https://dailysceptic.org/2022/08/06/vaccine-deaths-outnumber-covid-deaths-in-u-s-households-two-new-polls-confirm/ Alex Jones https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/05/alex-jones-punitive-damages-sandy-hook-family

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Science and Faith on Tour - Season 3 - Faith Journeys in Science - Ep5

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 59:20

Parish: St Bede's Catholic Church, Clapham, London Episode 5 – Begins broadcasting on June 17 (Friday) at 8:30pm, June 19 (Sunday) at 4pm and June 20 (Monday) at 10pm Science and Faith on Tour - Season 3 - Faith Journeys in Science - Ep5 Speakers included Fr. Robert Gay and Dr. Szymon Stelter. Robert teaches moral theology and bioethics at Blackfriars Hall and Studium. He is a Governor of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, and is a member of the Advisory Board for a Catholic Investment Fund. Fr Robert was elected Prior to the Holy Spirit Priory, Oxford, in May 2018. He is also JCR Chaplain and Welfare Officer, providing pastoral and spiritual support to Hall and Studium students. Fr Robert studied biological sciences at Wye College, University of London, before going on to do his doctorate in Plant Physiology at the University of Glasgow. He studied Philosophy and Theology at Blackfriars Studium, and bioethics and medical law at St. Mary's University, Twickenham. His academic interests include the ethics of persistent vegetative state, ethical issues at the end of life, and the use of Thomistic virtue ethics in bioethics. Szmon is a research scientist working in the biotechnology industry in Cambridge. He obtained his PhD in Molecular Immunology from St George's, University of London. Szymon is involved in many evangelising initiatives, like The Word on Fire Institute and Catholic Voices. He also leads a group for young Catholic adults in the local parish. We thank ECLAS for their generosity to make our tour to parishes possible. If you would like to get in touch, email: scienceandfaith@radiomariaengland.uk Facebook/Instagram: @radiomariaengland #RMESCIENCEANDFAITH https://radiomariaengland.uk/science-and-faith-on-tour-season-3-faith-journeys-in-science-ep5/

The Week According To . . . Caroline Farrow

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 54:37

Welcome to our hebdomadal look back over the past seven days. This episode the greathearted Caroline Farrow returns to talk us through what has captured her attention, piqued her interest or made her blood boil in the news, media and tabloids including... - The very emotional story of a mother who is at the centre of a life support treatment dispute for her son with doctors saying life-support treatment should end. - 'Waste and Wokery' Staff at NHS trusts have been told to cut "diversity and inclusion" jobs by Health Secretary Sajid Javid who claims that the NHS is a "Blockbuster healthcare system in the age of Netflix" after the release of a damning report which warns of "institutional inadequacy". - Podcaster and writer Matt Walsh and his new documentary that exposes the fatal flaw of gender ideology as he travels around the world asking the question 'What is a Woman?' of strangers, women on the streets of American cities and even tribesmen in Africa. - How can Ladies be more inclusive to Trans women you ask? Apparently encourage them to smell their own poo! Yes really! This article urges all women to spend time smelling their number two's during bathroom breaks, to critically examine what many transgender have to endure as part of the cost of bottom surgery. - NHS drops 'women' from internet guidance on ovarian, womb and cervical cancers, this coming after the health service previously described ovarian cancer as affecting "the two organs that store eggs needed to make babies". - Fox goes woke: Conservative news channel promoted the story of a transgender child who switched genders at five years old as part of the network's “LGBTQ+ Pride Month” special. - Has he looked down the back of the sofa? Rishi Sunak has been accused of losing taxpayers £11billion of taxpayers' money failing to insure the UK's debt mountain against interest rate hikes. - Japanese scientists give you the finger, and not just any digit...it's a Slightly Sweaty Robot Finger!! They have created a (creepy) robotic finger covered in living skin in an advance they say brings truly human-like robots a step closer. - People aged under 40 are being urged to have their hearts checked because they may potentially be at risk of SAD, the 'mysterious' Sudden Adult Death Syndrome which is frequently being reported around the world, but no tabloids are asking the question that those of us that are awake are all thinking. - George Soros has spent $40 million over the past decade to elect 75 progressive prosecutors, a new report has found - who are now being blamed for soaring crime in some of America's largest cities. - GPs who earn an average of £100,000 per year and generally work the equivalent of three days a week are threatening to strike over a new contract that would force them to offer appointments on weekday evenings and on Saturdays. - Train drivers, who are also threatening strikes have had pay rises 20 times the rate of average workers in the last decade. - Hypocrite Harry! Henry Charles Albert David, previously known as Prince Harry, has preached to the masses about the environment but we rarely hear him talk of his own carbon footprint. Probably because a return flight on a private jet from LA to London has 18x the carbon footprint of the average Briton in a whole year, and it is estimated he has made 21 similar trips in the last 2 years. In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Since 2013 Caroline has writes a weekly column for the Catholic Universe and has written for and featured in a number of other publications such as the Catholic Herald, the National Catholic Register, the Conservative Woman, Mercatornet, Crisis Magazine, LifeSiteNews and Church Militant. She used to write on Catholic culture at the now defunct Spectator Arts blog and has been featured in the Daily Mail, the Observer and the New Statesman. In 2013, Caroline was included as part of the first cohort of the BBC's '100 women' and she regularly features on BBC News, Sky News, ITV's Good Morning Britain, BBC Sunday Morning Live, the Big Questions and has made multiple appearances on Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Woman's Hour, the Moral Maze and the Sunday programme as well as featuring in one-off documentaries. Caroline also presented the coverage for March for Life UK for EWTN and has contributed to News Nightly and Celtic Connections. She also frequently contributes to Talk Radio, LBC and BBC local radio as well as BBC Radio Ulster, discussing matters pertaining to Catholicism, feminism and the challenges of motherhood and family life. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married. Follow Caroline on GETTR and Twitter @CF_Farrow and online https://www.carolinefarrow.net CitizenGo https://citizengo.org Originally broadcast 11.6.22 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share! Links to stories discussed this episode.... Mother battling to keep brain injured son alive https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/holly-willoughby-fights-back-tears-27186770 NHS to cut diversity and inclusion jobs https://www.gbnews.uk/news/nhs-to-cut-diversity-and-inclusion-jobs-as-sajid-javid-declares-war-on-waste-and-wokery-amid-record-spending/312862 Matt Walsh: What is a Woman? https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow/status/1534256935234588672?s=20&t=MM96UqokWYskmxNkLh2YXQ Encourage women to smell their poop https://iqfy.com/women-smell-trans-inclusivity/ NHS drops 'women' from guidance on ovarian, womb and cervical cancers https://www.gbnews.uk/news/nhs-drops-women-from-internet-guidance-on-ovarian-womb-and-cervical-cancers/312109 Fox News Promotes Transgender Child https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2022/06/10/fox-news-promotes-transgender-child-lgbtq-pride-month-special/ Rishi Sunak 'lost the UK £11BILLION https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10903181/Rishi-Sunak-lost-UK-11BILLION-failing-insure-huge-debt-stocks.html Slightly Sweaty Robot Finger https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/09/scientists-make-slightly-sweaty-robotic-finger-with-living-skin?CMP=twt_gu&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium#Echobox=1654788250-1 Young people are dying suddenly SAD https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10895067/Doctors-trying-determine-young-people-suddenly-dying.html George Soros-backed groups https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10894581/George-Soross-groups-spent-40-million-elect-75-progressive-prosecutors-decade.html GPs are threatening to STRIKE https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10891989/GPs-threatening-STRIKE-contract-force-practices-extend-opening-hours.html Train drivers threatening strikes https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/10/striking-train-drivers-see-pay-rise-20-times-workers-last-decade/ Hypocrite Harry https://www.statsjamie.co.uk/prince-harry-carbon-footprint/

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The Week According To . . . Caroline Farrow

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 61:13

Caroline Farrow returns for our weekend blitz through the news and other talking points in the media this week. Caroline is the campaign director for CitizenGo and will be giving us an update on the support she has been given for their current petition to 'Scrap the Family Sex Show' (link to petition below) which has been making headlines in the UK, a show planning to tour in England that bills itself as an ‘alternative to porn', featuring performers stripping completely naked and yet markets itself to families and children as young as five. As this 'gender' assault on our children continues Sajid Javid has called for an inquiry into whether vulnerable children are wrongly being given gender hormone treatment by the NHS and is planning an overhaul of how health service staff deal with under-18s who question their gender identity. We look at the story of criminal defence barrister, Allison Bailey, who is raising money to sue Stonewall to 'stop them policing free speech' after the organisation pressured a leading chambers to remove her, effectively ruining her career for being highly critical of the LGBT charity's approach to transgender rights. In Camden Town, London, which was the first borough to open a ladies only toilet, campaigned for by activist and playwright George Bernard Shaw, have made a u-turn and female only toilets are being reinstated after reports that a woman had reported a frightening experience in the unpopular gender-neutral loos. The Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi has said that teachers must tell parents if their child comes out as transgender and says schools ‘have a duty to safeguard those children and parents are very much part of that' as he draws up new guidelines. Covid continues to bring misery in the travel industry as experts predict cuts to flights because of the loss of workers from the pandemic, red tape slowing things down and unprecedented staff illness and absence and we finish up in Spain where Burger King has withdrawn and apologized for an offensive ad campaign used on billboards throughout the country depicting Jesus at the Last Supper consecrating the bread, modifying them to promote a new vegetarian burger causing outrage among Catholics during Holy Week. *SIGN THE 'Scrap the Family Sex Show' HERE https://citizengo.org/en-gb/fm/207302-scrap-family-sex-show In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Since 2013 Caroline has writes a weekly column for the Catholic Universe and has written for and featured in a number of other publications such as the Catholic Herald, the National Catholic Register, the Conservative Woman, Mercatornet, Crisis Magazine, LifeSiteNews and Church Militant. She used to write on Catholic culture at the now defunct Spectator Arts blog and has been featured in the Daily Mail, the Observer and the New Statesman. In 2013, Caroline was included as part of the first cohort of the BBC's '100 women' and she regularly features on BBC News, Sky News, ITV's Good Morning Britain, BBC Sunday Morning Live, the Big Questions and has made multiple appearances on Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Woman's Hour, the Moral Maze and the Sunday programme as well as featuring in one-off documentaries. Caroline also presented the coverage for March for Life UK for EWTN and has contributed to News Nightly and Celtic Connections. She also frequently contributes to Talk Radio, LBC and BBC local radio as well as BBC Radio Ulster, discussing matters pertaining to Catholicism, feminism and the challenges of motherhood and family life. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married. Follow Caroline on GETTR and Twitter @CF_Farrow and online https://www.carolinefarrow.net Originally broadcast 23.4.22 Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share! Links to stories discussed Gender chaos How COULD this sex show for children as young as five get £40,000 of public cash? Production urging youngsters to explore 'sexual pleasure' is cancelled after more than 38,000 sign petition https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10745003/How-sex-children-young-five-40-000-public-cash.html Laurence Fox supports the petition I am so grateful we had a chance to support you in your campaign. Thank you for raising public awareness of this important issue https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1516866064751206404?s=20&t=gL_SgNmRFKdFcxw9AG6w_A Sajid Javid inquiry into gender treatment for children https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sajid-javid-inquiry-into-gender-treatment-for-children-wc3r3d9sn Alison Bailey rasing money to sue Stonewall. https://allisonbailey.co.uk/donate/ Women-only public toilets to be reinstated in Camden Town https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/women-only-public-toilets-to-be-reinstated-in-camden-town Teachers must tell parents if their child comes out as transgender, says Nadhim Zahawi https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/04/20/teachers-must-tell-parents-child-comes-transgender-says-nadhim/ Lockdown Chaos Holidays under threat over airline staff shortages: Experts warn of 'inevitable' cuts to flights due to Covid absences, Home Office delays in staff security vetting and loss of workers during pandemic after BA and Easyjet slashed services https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10741097/BA-boss-Sean-Doyle-pressure-flight-cancellations.html Mocking Christianity Burger King in Spain apologizes, pulls offensive Holy Week ads https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251006/burger-king-in-spain-apologizes-pulls-offensive-holy-week-ads

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Episode 1: Frs. Patrick Alumuku & Stan Chu Ilo- A Call for African Catholic Voices at the Catholic Synod on Synodality

Tómatelo a la ligera con Rafa Piña y Urquidi

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 40:07

On October 10, 2021, Pope Francis will open a two-year synodal process in the worldwide Catholic Church. In creating the opportunity for listening and dialogue on the local level through this Synod, Pope Francis is calling the Church to rediscover her deeply synodal nature. This is a time to pray, listen, analyze, dialogue, and discern how to build a vital church in Africa and in the world. It is also a time to seek a common path in shaping the future of the Catholic Church to meet the needs and hunger of God's people in these challenging and complex times. In this inaugural episode of the African Catholic Voices podcast, host, Fr Stan Chu Ilo, Coordinating servant of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network, and Fr Patrick Alumuku, CEO of Catholic Television, Nigeria and former news anchor at Vatican Radio call on African Catholics to take this synodal process seriously. They also discuss how the synodal process should be carried out successfully in Africa. They also make a case for taking African voices seriously in the Catholic Church, and why the voices of the poor and the marginalized in our churches need to be listened to through this synodal process.

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Tom Brady y el SuperBowl, ¿Es bruja ("good witch") Gisele Bundchen?, la hechicería, la superstición y el juzgar sin caridad ni misericordia al "católico promedio" sin formación, el verdadero papel del esposo y papá en su familia;

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 94:56

Enlaces a lo platicado hoy: ¿Aceptas el reto de vivir una Cuaresma diferente? Ingresa a https://retos.jdn.app/ (https://retos.jdn.app/) para escoger entre seis diferentes retos que día a día podrás ir siguiendo desde el miércoles de ceniza hasta el sábado de Gloria. La superstición en el 2111 del Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica y la hechicería y magia en el 2117-> http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism_sp/p3s2c1a1_sp.html (http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism_sp/p3s2c1a1_sp.html) Una de las ocasiones en las que Tom Brady hablo sobre los rituales de su esposa para que gane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_P3su3-VA0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_P3su3-VA0) Nota de medio cristiano no católico sobre Gisele Bundchen y la hechicería https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2019/february/tom-brady-says-his-wife-is-a-good-witch-and-her-rituals-help-him-win-but-theres-more-going-on-here (https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2019/february/tom-brady-says-his-wife-is-a-good-witch-and-her-rituals-help-him-win-but-theres-more-going-on-here) Rafa platicó del QB Philip Rivers, católico practicante que pudiera estar en el círculo de Tom y Gisele. Aquí una nota sobre él https://aleteia.org/2018/09/26/catholic-nfl-player-shocks-interviewer-who-asks-are-you-done-having-children/ (https://aleteia.org/2018/09/26/catholic-nfl-player-shocks-interviewer-who-asks-are-you-done-having-children/) Mensaje de Cuaresma del Papa Francisco http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/es/messages/lent/documents/papa-francesco_20201111_messaggio-quaresima2021.html (http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/es/messages/lent/documents/papa-francesco_20201111_messaggio-quaresima2021.html) Aquí puedes escuchar la platicada que tuvo Urquidi con Jack Valero, fundador de Catholic Voices, en Platicando en Católico esta semana sobre el aprovechar las controversias para hablar de la Iglesia y de Dios. https://link.chtbl.com/jackvalero (https://link.chtbl.com/jackvalero) ¿Quieres participar con tu voz o de alguna otra forma en alguno de los podcasts que estamos armando en Juan Diego Network? Llena esta formita o compártela con quien crees le pueda interesar ser parte de JDN ---> https://forms.gle/6AsU4m8eQQy3NB9C7 (https://forms.gle/6AsU4m8eQQy3NB9C7) ¡Acá puedes ver todos los podcasts que Juan Diego Network crea, produce y distribuye para evangelizar, formar y/o entretener a latinos de todo el mundo! http://juandiegonetwork.com/podcasts (http://juandiegonetwork.com/podcasts) Te puedes quejar de sus posturas, decirles en qué están mal en este correo o invitarlos a alguna conferencia, podcast o conferencia escribiendo a -> tomatelo@juandiegonetwork.com ++++++++++++++++++++++ Sigue a Rafa Piña en sus redes https://www.instagram.com/rafapinavaldez (https://www.instagram.com/rafapinavaldez) https://www.facebook.com/rafa.pinavaldez (https://www.facebook.com/rafa.pinavaldez) https://twitter.com/chestertonia (https://twitter.com/chestertonia) Y a Urquidi en https://www.instagram.com/urquidi (https://www.instagram.com/urquidi) https://twitter.com/urquidi (https://twitter.com/urquidi) El podcast de los desvaríos de dos católicos que aspiran a la clase media de la santidad y que no tienen pelos en la lengua, ni en la cabeza... Cada dos jueves se juntan Rafa Piña y Urquidi con trago en mano para platicar de dos o tres temas variados relacionados a la vida como católicos en nuestro mundo actual. ¿Quién es Rafa Piña? Es un apologista, conductor por 7 años del programa de María Visión "Apologética, razones de nuestra esperanza", profesor de antropología teológica en la Universidad Panamericana, conferencista en México, Estados Unidos, centro y Sudamérica y podcastero. ¿Quién es Urquidi? Esposo y papá católico, es fundador de Juan Diego Network y del Simposio Católico Virtual, podcastero, conferencista y escritor. Este podcast es parte de https://www.juandiegonetwork.com/ (https://www.JuanDiegoNetwork.com)

Jack Valero y el llamado a formar a católicos para defender la fe de formas diferentes con Catholic Voices, el buscar lo que nos une y desde allí dialogar, el aprovechar las controversias y escándalos para hablar de Dios y de la Iglesia, San John Henry

Platicando en Católico | TU PODCAST CATÓLICO | + Conociendo a la Iglesia de hoy +

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 96:55

¿Aceptas el reto de vivir una Cuaresma diferente? Ingresa a https://retos.jdn.app/ (https://retos.jdn.app/) para escoger entre seis diferentes retos que día a día podrás ir siguiendo desde el miércoles de ceniza hasta el sábado de Gloria. Mujer: ¿Eres una líder emergente en la Iglesia o en la sociedad? ¡Participa en el Foro del Given Institute este próximo junio 2021 para formarte en varios aspectos junto con otras mujeres líderes! ¡Hay apoyos importantes para mujeres latinas! -----> https://giveninstitute.com/ (https://giveninstitute.com/) ¿Quieres participar con tu voz o de alguna otra forma en alguno de los podcasts que estamos armando en Juan Diego Network? Llena esta formita o compártela con quien crees le pueda interesar ser parte de JDN ---> https://forms.gle/6AsU4m8eQQy3NB9C7 (https://forms.gle/6AsU4m8eQQy3NB9C7) ¡Acá puedes ver todos los podcasts que Juan Diego Network crea o co-crea, produce y distribuye para evangelizar, formar y/o entretener a latinos de todo el mundo! http://juandiegonetwork.com/podcasts (http://juandiegonetwork.com/podcasts) ¿Quieres ser parte de Platicando en Católico? ¡Hay muchas formas! Orando por nosotros, recomendándole el podcast a alguien, poniéndonos una calificación en donde nos estás escuchando o compartiendo nuestras redes sociales son formas fáciles pero si quieres darle a otro nivel puedes ayudarnos en temas de diseño, edición de audio, de video, estar alimentando nuestra página y las redes o si nada de esto es lo tuyo pero quieres ser parte de Platicando en Católico otra forma es siendo un CoProductor nuestro. ¡Desde $1 dólar tu apoyo nos ayudará a que no nos cuesten las cosas que ahorita todavía nos cuestan o que podamos llegar a más gente y poder cada vez generar más contenido católico de buena calidad! ¿Quieres ser nuestro CoProductor? Entra en https://www.patreon.com/platicando (https://www.patreon.com/platicando) Síguenos en https://www.facebook.com/platicandoencatolico (https://www.facebook.com/platicandoencatolico) y en https://www.instagram.com/platicandoencatolico/ (https://www.instagram.com/platicandoencatolico/) o escríbenos a https://dashboard.whooshkaa.com/jose-manuel-de-urquidi/episodes/433106/platicandoencatolico@gmail.com (platicandoencatolico@gmail.com) para quejas, sugerencias de invitados, comentarios, porras, peticiones etc etc... ¡Pide por nosotros porfa!

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Priestera katehēze | RML S06E086 | Pāvesta vēstījums pandēmijas laikā | Austins Aiverīm | Pr. Pēteris Skudra | 07.01.2021

Priestera katehēze

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 56:53

Priestera katehēze Raidījuma vadītājs: Pr. Pēteris Skudra Šodien katehēzes viesis ir Austens Aiverijs (Austen Ivereigh). Žurnālists, rakstnieks un pāvesta Franciska biogrāfs, ka arī kustības “Katoļu balss”( Catholic Voices ) dibinātājs. Austens ir izdevis divas pāvesta Franciska biogrāfijas - "Lielais reformātors" (The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope), kurā tiek apskatīts pāvesta dzīves gājums līdz kļūšanai par pāvestu, un "Ievainotais gans "(Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church), kurā autors analizē pāvesta pontifikāta gadus un galvenos tematus, kam pāvests pievērš uzmanību. Nesen izdota Austena un pāvesta Franciska kopīgi sarakstīta grāmata "Sapņosim. Ceļš pretī labākai nākotnei" (Let us dream: The path to a better future). Tā ir labs palīgs, lai saprastu svētā tēva pēdējo dokumentu "Fratelli tutti" (Visi brāļi), kuru lasīsim turpmākajās katehēzēs. Tāpat, šī grāmata var palīdzēt arī ieklausīties pāvesta vēstījumā par to, kā caur pandēmijiu varam atvērt acis apkārtējai realitātei un kā mums uz to atbildēt kā Kristus mācekļiem. Kā arī, tā var palīdzēt saprast, ko pāvests domā ar aicinājumu uz sinodalitāti - meklēt iespējas konfliktu pilnajā pasaulē; meklēt sadarbību un vienošanos. Tajā tiek aplūkotas arī idejas, kā Baznīcas sociālās mācības principi var palīdzēt veidot labāku nākotni. Tā ir tava iespēja ēterā satikties ar priesteri un pārrunāt jautājumus, kas skar ticību Dievam un Baznīcai. Cenšamies izprast Dievišķos noslēpumus mūsdienu kontekstā. Ļoti svarīga ir arī Tava iesaistīšanās!

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Podoba Katoliške Cerkve v medijih in beatifikacija Chiare Lubich

Iz življenja vesoljne Cerkve

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 35:59

Kako postati samozavesten katoličan, ki zna v medijih, pa tudi v družbi, odgovarjati na težka vprašanja o spolnih zlorabah, istospolnih porokah in podobno? S takšnim izobraževanjem laikov se ukvarja Jack Valero, ki je v Veliki Britaniji ustanovil projekt Catholic Voices, ki je danes razširjen že v 20 državah po svetu. V tokratni oddaji pa tudi o tem, kako se je sklenil škofijski postopek za beatifikacijo ustavnoviteljice Gibarnja fokolarov, Chiare Lubich.

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Catholic Voices

Religíon con Calle

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 18:32

¿Eres de los que no soportan escuchar a un religioso? o, ¿eres un religioso que quiere ser escuchado por todos? ¿Cómo debes comunicar tu mensaje para que te escuche aun el que difiere de ti? En este episodio de Religión con Calle, Joanne Rodríguez Veve entrevista al fundador de Catholic Voices, Jack Valero, quien propone una nueva forma de comunicar el mensaje de la iglesia.

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Defender la fe sin levantar la voz. Catholic Voices

Magnificat TV (Franciscanos de María)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2018 8:56

Charla de Jack Valero, fundador de Catholic Voices. Hoy hay muchas críticas presentes en nuestra sociedad. Sin embargo, debemos aprender a comunicar las cosas desde el punto de vista de los valores Cristianos. Esto es lo que busca transmitir Jack Valero a través de Voces Católicas. Jack nació en Barcelona, y es co-fundador de la red internacional Voces Católicas, organización que se dedica a capacitar a católicos comunes y corrientes para que lleven su voz a los medios de comunicación. Fuente: REC (Reason in Christ) Otros canales de comunicación de Magnificat TV de los Franciscanos de María: Podcast: bit.ly/AudiosMagnificatTV Youtube: bit.ly/YouTubeMagnificatTV Twitter: twitter.com/MagnificatTV Facebook:www.facebook.com/Magnificattv

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Is The Vatican Tough Enough On Paedophile Priests

The Newsmakers

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 14:59

A new investigation targets Bishop Juan Barros, and asks whether church officials covered up the crimes of a paedophile priest. While the Vatican says new evidence has emerged, critics have lambasted Pope Francis saying he doesn't understand the depth of the crisis. On our panel, we have Keith Porteous Wood, President of the National Secular Society UK in London, and Jack Valero, the founder of Catholic Voices, a project aiming to improve the Church's representation in the media. And in Rome, Christopher Lamb, correspondent for The Tablet, an international Catholic news weekly.

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The Brexit Debate from a Catholic Perspective - Baroness Smith - Bremainer

Catholic Homilies by Fr Linus Clovis

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2016 13:10

On the 15th June '16 Catholic Voices organised a set of presentations asking the question "Are Catholic values best served by remaining in the EU?". Family Life International were on hand to document and record this event. There were a total of 4 speakers contributing to a number compelling arguments from a Catholic perspective.

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In this edition of Conversations with Catholic Voices, Daniel Nour and Andrew Milne discuss some of the many questions that arise around the wealth of the Church. The post The Wealth of the Catholic Church appeared first on Cradio.

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What Makes a Man?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2014

In this edition of Conversations with Catholic Voices, Daniel Nour and Melbourne mum Danielle Lupi discuss masculinity, marriage and complimentarity. The post What Makes a Man? appeared first on Cradio.

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Faith vs Science: is there a competition?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2014

Daniel Nour and Paul Sheehan discuss the relationship between faith, science and reason in this week's edition of Conversations with Catholic Voices. The post Faith vs Science: is there a competition? appeared first on Cradio.

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How Do We Reconcile Moral Absolutes with Freedom of Conscience?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2014

Daniel Nour and Paul Sheehan discuss freedom of conscience in this week's edition of Conversations with Catholic Voices. The post How Do We Reconcile Moral Absolutes with Freedom of Conscience? appeared first on Cradio.

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Religion and PR

Beyond Belief

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014 27:40

Should religions have a public relations strategy? Every organisation needs good communicators and religious bodies are no exception. They were once very good at it. Messages that had their origins in fairly obscure corners of the globe changed the lives of hundreds of millions. So what has gone wrong? Nowadays events can quickly unfold into PR disasters for religions. Is religion just another brand that needs to be sold and packaged? To what extent can organisations who prioritise truth afford to engage in spin? Joining Ernie Rea to discuss religion and PR are the Rev. George Pitcher, former Religious Editor at the Daily Telegraph and Public Affairs Secretary to Rowan Williams when he was Archbishop of Canterbury; Dr Yasmin Ibrahim, Reader in International Business and Communications at Queen Mary University; and Jack Valero, former Press Officer for Opus Dei and one of the founding fathers of Catholic Voices set up to provide a positive Catholic response to issues in the public arena. Producer: Catherine Earlam.

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Religion and PR

Beyond Belief

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014 27:40

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The Church & the Muslim Community

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2014

In this edition of Conversations with Catholic Voices, Daniel Nour and Paul Sheehan discuss some of the challenges we face in regard to how we view the Islamic community within the Western context. The post The Church & the Muslim Community appeared first on Cradio.

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Tackling the Euthanasia Debate

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2014

In this edition of Conversations with Catholic Voices, Daniel Nour and Daniele Lupi discuss some common objections to the Church's teachings on the issue of 'voluntary' euthanasia. The post Tackling the Euthanasia Debate appeared first on Cradio.

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The Gay Marriage Debate - Tatchell vs Williams Unbelievable? 21 Apr 2012

Unbelievable?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2014 80:40

Peter Tatchell is a lifelong gay rights campaigner who has staged controversial protests campaigning for equal rights. He believes that the proposed legislation to introduce same-sex marriage in the UK is long overdue. Peter D Williams of Catholic Voices believes that putting gay marriage on an equal footing with heterosexual marriage is a dangerous and unnecessary step. For Peter Tatchell http://www.petertatchellfoundation.org/ For Peter D Williams article on gay marriage http://bit.ly/Je3HI0 For the Coalition For Marriage http://c4m.org.uk/ For the Coalition For Equal Marriage http://www.c4em.org.uk/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 6 Nov 2010 - Ex-Gay and Gay-Affirming approaches to homosexuality Unbelievable? 5 Jun 2010 - Homosexuality and the Church Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

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Catholic vs Protestant debate on Sola Scriptura - Peter D Williams vs James White - Unbelievable?

Unbelievable?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2014 80:39

The Protestant Reformation brought forth the cry "Sola Scriptura" - that Christianity should be based on the words of scripture alone, not on Roman Catholic church tradition. Peter D Williams of Catholic Voices argues that the reformers were wrong and that the ultimate authority for Christians rests in the three strands of sacred scripture, sacred teaching and sacred tradition. James White of Alpha and Omega ministries argues that the Catholic church has fallen into error, and that Christians should look to scripture alone for their doctrine. For Peter D Williams http://www.catholicvoices.org.uk/the-project/team For James White http://www.aomin.org/ For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter For Unbelievable? The Conference video website http://www.premier.org.uk/apologetics Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 13 October 2012 - Is the Catholic church the one true church? Unbelievable? 18 Sep 2010 - Roman Catholicism - Is the Papacy Biblical?

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What’s the Church’s Problem with Contraception?

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2014

Daniel Nour is back again exploring questions around the Church, family planning, sex and HIV/AIDS in Conversations with Catholic Voices. The post What’s the Church’s Problem with Contraception? appeared first on Cradio.

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Have We Done Enough for the Gay Community?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2014

In this edition of Conversations with Catholic Voices, Daniel puts Catholic Voices Australia's Paul Sheehan in the hot seat again, seeking honest answers to tough questions - this time looking at homosexuality and the Church. The post Have We Done Enough for the Gay Community? appeared first on Cradio.

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Public Witness as Catholic Individuals and Institutions

Aquinas College Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2014 62:07

The grace of the Year of Faith is meant not only to help Catholics in their personal following of the Lord, but also to impact their families, parishes, communities, and societies, strengthening them in faith to become the salt, light, and leaven of all of society. In the midst of secularist attempts to reduce faith to private behavior, both the Pope and the U.S. Bishops have been calling Catholics to a truly consequential faith that works through love (Gal 5:6). In this talk, Father Landry will examine how the Year of Faith is meant to impact the public witness of both Catholic individuals and Catholic institutions. Fr. Roger Landry is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, where he is pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in the Sea City and a columnist for the Anchor, the weekly newspaper of the Diocese for which he was the executive editor for seven years. He writes and speaks widely on the thought of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI and on difficult and controversial issues of Catholicism to priests, religious, students at colleges and schools, conferences and parishes. He is the national chaplain for Catholic Voices, an organization founded earlier this year to train and place bright Catholic lay spokesmen capable of defending and promoting Catholic teaching and practice in the public square. His writings, homilies and lectures are available on www.catholicpreaching.com.

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TGCL #0567: Headlines: Catholic Voices USA; Lemonade stand for the missions; Pope's supposed "mystical experience"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2013 56:30

Today's topics: Headlines for the Week of 8/29/13 Summary of today's show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy consider the headlines of the week, including Scot's departure from the Archdiocese as Secretary for Catholic Media to head up Catholic Voices USA; a Catholic woman from Taunton who didn't let a leg amputation prevent her from accomplishing her goals, including pilgrimage; Plymouth teens raise money for the missions with a lemonade stand; retirement of Fr. Dan Hickey; an award for the Archdiocese's bioethicist; temporary administrator for Catholic schools; the defacing of the Try God billboards; and refutation of reports of Pope Benedict's “mystical experience”. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Fr. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links.

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RNE-Ràdio 4 | Debat sobre sexe i amics, Roser Amills i Juan Ignacio Mosquera

Roser Amills RADIO

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2013 32:30

Aquí teniu el debat que vam tenir a RNE-Ràdio 4 agost 2013, al programa "El millor de l'estiu" presentat i dirigit per Miquel Murga, Juan Ignacio Mosquera (portaveu de Catholic Voices) i Roser Amills. Parlem de sexe i amics: és bo tenir sexe amb amics? és bo? és dolent? és pecat?

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TGCL #0486A: LIVE from Rome: Catholic Voices USA, Our Sunday Visitor, and a Boston Catholic in the Vatican Museums

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2013 56:31

Summary of today's show: Due to the successful vote of the conclave and the announcement of the election of Pope Francis, this pre-recorded show from Wednesday, March 13, did not air. Rather than let these great interviews with Scot of Kim Daniels of Catholic Voices USA, Greg Erlandson of Our Sunday Visitor, and James Stella of the Vatican Museums go to waste, we're bringing them to you now in this podcast form. Listen to the show: Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry Today's guest(s): Kim Daniels of Catholic Voices USA, Greg Erlandson of Our Sunday Visitor, and James Stella Links from today's show: Today's topics: LIVE from Rome: Catholic Voices USA, Our Sunday Visitor, and a Boston Catholic in the Vatican Museums 1st segment: As we taped this show, the cardinals were making their afternoon votes on Wednesday. Scot related what it was like in St. Peter's Square during the vigils of the smoke from the Sistine Chapel. Scot Landry welcomed Kim Daniels of Catholic Voices USA to the show and noted that she participated in the Town Hall forum of the Fortnight for Freedom last June. They also talked about Catholic Voices and what they're doing in Rome. Kim said she's been writing and doing interviews, talking to people from all over the world covering this event that's the biggest thing in the world right now. Scot said back home everybody's talking about the conclave. What should we as Catholics be communicating about our faith when people ask us about what's going on. Kim said it's an important moment for us to talk about our faith. We're excited they're talking about Americans as serious contenders for the papacy. Scot said it wasn't long ago most people would have said an American wouldn't be a pope in our lifetime. Now that's not true, mainly because so many Italians were praying for Cardinal Seán to be made pope and others including Cardinal Dolan among those seriously considered. Kim said when Pope Benedict resigned it didn't cross her mind that there could be an American pope until today. People see the need for a holy man as Pope and Cardinal Seán is an example of that. Scot said American cardinals have a reputation of being good administrators. So many have been known for massive construction of church infrastructure. But today, they're known as communicators and holy men as well as good organizers Kim said people in the US are involved in parishes more so than even in Europe. The American cardinals are known for being able to get things done, for finding efficiency, for working with the New Evangelization. Kim and Scot agreed that the media doesn't get things wrong due to having an axe to grind, but because they haven't been informed. She said the press conferences with the cardinals were great for the amount of evangelization they did. Kim said the most surprising part of her trip was how excited all the Romans are about it. As soon as word comes out that there is white smoke, the people come running from all over the city. Kim said seeing the black smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel chimney the first time was exciting. She said the whole crowd was happy and excited despite the bad weather. There is optimism from the crowd. Kim predicted the white smoke would come Thursday night because there wasn't a clear frontrunner this time. Scot thinks after the 15th vote, there would be 5 to 10 cardinals who had received double digit numbers of votes, showing that the Church has many possible leaders. Scot said Cardinals Dolan and Seán will come home following all the buzz and momentum. Kim said her own cardinal, Cardinal Wuerl of Washington, DC, is also much loved and they're also excited he's being talked about, but also that he's participating in the conclave. 2nd segment: Scot is now in St. Peter's Square, where the black smoke flew again, and welcomed Greg Erlandson, president of Our Sunday Visitor, to the show. They noted the smoke came earlier by about 20 minutes than expected. They had two votes by 11:45 rather than noon. They agreed that the second and third votes would be most telling. The first vote could have double digits in names, but by the second and third, the numbers would be whittled down. They discussed the cardinals' dinners at Casa Santa Martae where Greg had stayed on a visit to the Vatican. He said it's like a well-appointed retreat center. It's austere, but comfortable. Greg tweeted out a photo of the room. Greg predicted the conclave would last three days, until the 10th or 11th ballot, because the cardinals are focused. He said it's clear that there isn't a frontrunner. Greg talked about all that Our Sunday Visitor does as a diverse non-profit organization serving the Church. They just celebrated their hundredth anniversary. Scot asked Greg to talk about OSV's founder, Fr. John Noll, who later became Archbishop John Noll. He was a priest of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend who started a newspaper to help Catholics defend the Church against attack. They said secular media provides good spot coverage of big events with amazing images, but for depth, rely on Catholic media. Greg and Scot discussed how quickly new technology allows media organizations to provide resources in response to breaking events today. OSV can move quickly and get the second-day story after the daily newspapers get the breaking news. That's where they provide a service both online and in print. Scot said Greg is also president of the Catholic Press Association. He said all newspapers are seeing declining numbers of subscribers, because people are reading them more and more online. How do they get people to support the ministry of Catholic newspapers in an online world? Greg said they're still adapting to an online business model to replace advertising and other income streams. People want their information when they want, where they want it, how they want it. The challenge is how to the do it while maintaining the infrastructure and staff for both editions. One of his concerns is that some of these conflicts in society, the bishops need a voice even as they are losing their voice in these newspapers. People still need to get that newspaper delivered to them. However, we're able to do things we'd never been able to do before in terms of new and social media. Scot said it's his experience with the Pilot is that the most engaged Catholics in the Archdiocese are the ones reading the Pilot. They need to find a way to get people to support the Pilot to cover the salary and benefits of the people providing the stories that inspire and educate them. Greg said we have a culture of stewardship in the American Catholic Church and we need to import that into our consumption of Catholic media. Greg talked about some of the beautiful moments he experiences in Rome, like a group of young nuns praying together or another woman standing by herself praying the rosary or people who bring their nations' flags. He also heard about a mother who wrote a note for her son that said if there was white smoke her son should be excused from class. In Rome, they are inherently Catholic. It's in their blood and that comes out during these kinds of events. Scot noted that during Cardinal Seán's Mass at Santa Maria dell Vittoria all the Italian cameramen and reporters all participated in Mass and even went up for Communion. He said you don't see that in the US because American reporters consider themselves to be working, not participating. Greg had the same reaction at the Masses he saw. Rome is a city of contrasts. Sometimes there's an anti-Church thread in Rome because otherwise they would drown in it all, yet they still celebrate their faith and the feasts and the like. 3rd segment: This week's benefactor card raffle winner is Gladys Dyer She wins the booklet The Way of the Cross at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy and the audio CD The Seven Pillars of Catholic Spirituality by Matthew Kelly. If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit . For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. 4th segment: Scot welcomed James Stella to the show. He's originally from North Andover and now works for the Vatican. He had left his full-time job at Genzyme in Cambridge started as a volunteer at Caritas Internationalis in 2011 and eventually became a paid consultant. James said he'd never felt his old job in pharmaceutical sales to be all that rewarding. As his faith grew, he wanted to do more that was in line with it. Now he has a new job in the Vatican, working in the Vatican Museums with the Patrons of the Arts office, which does fundraising in the US and Europe for the preservation and restoration of the arts in the Vatican Museums. Ticket sales only cover operating expenses. Right now he's working on a project for the Holy Stairs, brought back by St. Helen in the 400s. He's also working on a project restoring artwork in the Vatican Gardens. Scot asked where the Vatican Museums fits in the world's art museums. He said it's the frontrunner in terms of Christian art collections and may be the greatest art collection overall, when you consider works like Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Scot was struck by the TV images of the procession of the cardinals into the Sistine Chapel because it was well lit and how rich and vibrant it is. And those are just two rooms. James said the most rewarding for him is seeing how it inspires visitors, bringing them closer to the faith. James said it's hard to pick a favorite, but Michelangelo's fresco in the Pauline chapel of St. Paul on the road to Damascus. St. Paul appears as an old man in that image. He said observing St. Paul's conversion reminds James of how all Christians need to be converted and to come closer to our faith, if not that dramatically. He feels he's come closer to the faith and had a conversion over the past 15-20 years. Scot asked what the past couple of weeks have been like. He said it's been incredible and an honor and a humbling experience. He'd never imagined he could be living in Rome at this time. He enjoys the people and culture and the food of Rome. Scot asked about Cardinal Seán, who the Italians love and call the cappuccino Cardinal. James said he was in Tuscany a few weeks ago and a man asked him about Cardinal Seán, which surprised him. He's surprised at how Italians have adopted him. James said he's been to Naples and the Abruzzo region, as well as Tuscany. He plans to visit Assisi and travel further afield, including Sicily and Sardinia. Scot asked James when he thinks the white smoke will come. He said he guessed it would be Friday morning. Scot asked about growing up at St. Michael's in Andover, which is the largest parish in the Archdiocese now. James said his family attended Mass every Sunday. At first for him it was a requirement, but over the years, especially with the opening of the new church, he became more involved with the parish as well as St. Leonard's in the North End, where he moved in 2006. Speaking of Rome, James said Catholics should try to come and see it firsthand once in their life as the center of the Church. You can see it on TV or read about it, but there's no way to replace being there in person. He said the best time to come in September. October is the start of the rainy season. People who are interested in getting involved can visit their website and find out about their local chapter, contact them and get involved with the events of the chapters. 5th segment: Scot reminded listeners that the show was recorded about 4pm Rome time and that the smoke was expected to go up about 5pm. As it turned out, the white smoke went up, our new Pope Francis was introduced and the airing of this episode of The Good Catholic Life was pre-empted by live programming on the Station of the Cross network. We hope you enjoyed this special episode.

TGCL #0485: LIVE from Rome: Kathryn Lopez of National Review and Catholic Voices USA; Pilgrims from Buffalo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2013 56:31

Summary of today's show: Continuing our live coverage from Rome, Scot Landry talks with a group of pilgrims from Buffalo, New York, who happened to be in the city at this time and asks them about being on pilgrimage in the Eternal City and maybe getting to be there for the announcement of a new pope. Scot is also joined by Kathryn Lopez of National Review and Catholic Voices USA to discuss how the press is covering the event and how Catholics can use the occasion to talk to others about their Catholic faith. Listen to the show: Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry Today's guest(s): Kathryn Lopez, Fr. Jim Fugle, Deacon Mike McKeating, Patty Hughes, Caroline Weber, Edward Siudak, Pat Jaramillo, Pauline Turski, Lorraine Ulrich, Sue Denz, Mark Vilardo, Meredith Vilardo Links from today's show: Today's topics: LIVE from Rome: Kathryn Lopez of National Review and Catholic Voices USA; Pilgrims from Buffalo 1st segment: SCot welcomed everyone to the show. He said it's likely we'll have a new pope by the end of this week. The cardinals had their last general congregation and will be packing to move into Domus Santa Martae. Tomorrow they will have a Mass and then process into the Sistine Chapel where they will swear their oaths. They will hear a meditation and then take a vote. Scot said tonight he will be presenting Catholic Faith Essentials at and . He said George Martell has some great photos today. (See the link above.) Scot's blog today asks the question “Who is Cardinal Seán?” Scot said most of our guests today are pilgrims from the Buffalo area. 2nd segment: Scot welcomed Kathryn Lopez of National Review. She said she just arrived in Rome and noticed a lot of difference from the last time she was there in December. Scot asked Kathryn what she makes of all the hoopla over the American papabile. She said a month ago that there was an unwritten rule that an American couldn't be elected. She said she's from New York, so there's a Yankees-Red Sox rivalry over Cardinals Dolan and O'Malley. She said what she hears about Cardinal Seán is how visibly and dramatically countercultural he is in his simple Franciscan habit as well as the turnaround in Boston. Scot said he loved the line from Cardinal Dolan who said he had a better chance of taking A Rod's place at third base than becoming pope. Scot said George Martell got a wonderful photo of all the cardinals on the bus. Kathryn said she's writing daily for the National Review. She said George Weigel's book, had great timing and it was like a blueprint for how to handle this whole process. The press conference by the American cardinals last week brought the Church in her truth to the media that was hungry to report all things Catholic. Scot said it's a general good way to engage fallen-away Catholics as well as practicing Catholics. He said a lot of the secular media in town are interviewing people of faith who happen to be in Rome. Kathryn said the American cardinals have a lot of experience with institutional reform, which has been a big topic. Scot asked Kathryn what principles she would encourage everyone to know when talking about this conclave from her perspective as a part of Catholic Voices USA. She said CV is about having conversations in the public square in a Catholic way. She said many people are confronted by others who question them about their faith now that it's in all the news. She said if you're not sure where to start when talking about your faith, pick up this book and pick up the Catechism. Scot said in 3 to 4 days someone will stand on the balcony and we'll know who the next pope will be. This is not a hopeless period, just a popeless period. They predicted how long the conclave will last. Scot predicted that it will be about 4 days. 3rd segment: Scot Landry said he's talking to a large pilgrimage from the Buffalo area right outside St. Peter's Square. He welcomed Fr. Jim Fugle and Deacon Mike Keating. Fr. Jim talked about the stops that the pilgrims had made and then said the journey began last June when he was asked to lead the group. He said it's very humbling, especially during this time of the papal transition. Scot said millions of priests have walked the streets of Rome. He asked what they're taking away so far that he knows he'll preach about back home. He said each place they've visited has touched him in a different way. The Scavi tour was exceptionally moving to him as was climbing the Holy Steps on his knees, seeing the relics of the crucifixion, being at the tombs of Peter and Paul on the same day. Scot said the Scavi is the excavations of the necropolis or cemetery underneath St. Peter's where St. Peter is buried. Fr. Jim said that as soon as he saw the grave of St. Peter his heart leaped. It was the same in the San Clemente chapel. They ended up just feet away from the bones of the Apostle Peter. Deacon Mike said it gives him a sense of being part of the universal Church. He said the crowd has grown each day since last Monday and you literally see people from every country in the world, and their cardinals and bishops. He said the length of time it took to choose the date for the conclave was partly because of how long it took all 115 cardinals to get to Rome. Scot said Buffalo has a long Catholic history, but nothing compared to Rome where churches have been around for 1,800 years in some cases. Deacon Mike said an old church in the US is about 150 years old. He said the oldest church in Buffalo would be a new church in Rome. He said the current church of San Clemente was built in the 300s and there are older churches underneath it. Santa Maria in Trastevere is the oldest church, built in the 1st century. He said one of the reasons for the declaration of the Immaculate Conception was it's depiction from antiquity on the murals of Santa Maria. Fr. Jim said he hopes the pilgrims will draw closer to Chris and draw others to Christ by living everything that they've absorbed in this pilgrimage. He said he will take away the conviction that no matter what happens, Jesus remains with us as our friend. In response to Scot's question, Deacon Mike said he's not leaving Rome until he sees the announcement of the new pope. 4th segment: Scot welcomed Patty Hughes and Carolyn Weber. Patty said being in St. Peter's was overwhelming and realized that this is the Catholic Church. St. Peter is buried there and this church was built on top of him. This really brought home her Catholic faith to her. Carolyn said St. John Lateran stood out to her, especially the relics. Scot said St. John Lateran is the pope's own cathedral and it's one of his favorite churches. Carolyn said an English-speaking priest there gave them a tour of the church. Scot asked them what people should know about the Scavi tour. Patty said she was surprised how paganism and Christianity were mixed together in early Rome. Carolyn said the frescoes in the tombs were ancient and were incredible. Patty said on her pilgrimage she'd like to visit Assisi, but being in Rome now means they could be there for the pope's selection and that would be the best thing. 5th segment: Scot welcomed Edward Siudak and Pat Jaramillo. Edward said he's been to Rome before but there's always something new to see when you visit. He loves to visit the churches. His favorite is St. Paul Outside-the-Walls. He said two churches in the Buffalo diocese are copies of the basilica. Pat said she last come to Rome in 2000 for the Jubilee Year. She walked to the top of the dome of St. Peter's this time which was great. She on this trip she's just soaking in all the details she missed before. Her favorite part of St. Peter's is the Eucharistic adoration. She goes to adoration back at Christ the King parish in Buffalo and this one is so beautiful and quiet and prayerful. 6th segment: Scot now welcomes Pauline Turski who's in Rome for the first time. She said she's been preparing for six months with daily prayer. Scot asked her what makes her so emotional about being in Rome. She said she's named after St. Paul and he was a wonderful evangelist. She said St. Paul Outside-the-Walls is her favorite church. Scot asked her about the sacrifices to make to get on a pilgrimage to Rome. Pauline said the Holy Spirit made everything come together so she could be there. 7th segment: Scot welcomed Lorraine Uhrich and Sue Denz. Lorraine said her favorite part of the pilgrimage is being there with that group of people. Scot asked what it's like to be there with 20 people she may or may not know. Lorraine said she's been to Rome by herself and this time with a group of family and both were great. She said there's nothing wrong with going with strangers because you get to know them. Sue said her husband is the one who organized the tour because he wanted to go to Rome. Scot said they've packed the itinerary and seen much of Rome already. Sue said they've switched a few things around to stay close to St. Peter's for the conclave. They're supposed to be going to Assisi and Florence and other side trips. They stil have to see St. Cecilia and St. Mary Major in Rome. Sue said her two favorite parts of the trip so far are seeing the bones of St. Peter and realizing how large the Latin inscriptions inside St. Peter's are. Lorraine said she loved seeing St. Peter's bones, but also the cloister at St. Paul Outside-the-Walls with an amazing collection of relics, including the arm of St. Anne, the grandmother of Jesus. Sue said it's unbelievable that they're in Rome at this time by chance. They started planning a year ago. Lorraine said the timing was so special. 8th segment: Scot welcomed Mark and Meredith Villardo. He said Meredith's mom works at the Station of the Cross network and she said it sounds like a great place to work. Scot asked Mark how it is to be in Rome in their first year of marriage. He said it's like a second honeymoon. He said they are expecting their first child in July. Meredith said her favorite part of being in Rome is being with her husband this time (she's been once before). Scot asked what their favorite place is so far. Mark said he studied in Rome as an undergraduate and used to walk through St. Peter's Square every day to class and he has an appreciation for its beauty. He said the colonnade is like the embracing arms of the Church. Meredith said the loved St. Paul's especially all the pictures of the popes around the interior church. Mark said they're excited by the conclave. He said they saw a bunch of the cardinals as they went to the Scavi tour. He said it's been an exciting time and they've been praying for the cardinals and for the new pope. Meredith said this Lent she's been letting God's will reign in her life and she's peaceful about what's going to happen even down to whether they'll be in Rome for the announcement.

TGCL #0460: March for Life wrap-up; New Boston appointment; God as Father

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2013 56:31

Summary of today's show: Our panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, and Gregory Tracy consider the news headlines of the week, including Cardinal Seán's well-received homily at the Vigil Mass before the March for Life; Cardinal Timothy Dolan's message to the “ultrasound generation”; the appointment of a new director of pastoral outreach and support for the Archdiocese; and Pope Benedict's assurance that a biblical view of God will help a crisis of fatherhood. Listen to the show: Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: March for Life wrap-up; New Boston appointment; God as Father 1st segment: Scot Landry welcomed everyone to the show. He said he's coming to us from sunny Florida today. He and Susan discussed the windstorm last night and then Susan's catechist convocation in Tewksbury yesterday, one of a series of regional meetings. Susan said she met Scot's mother there and got lots of stories about Scot from her. Scot said he's in Florida for the funeral of Cardinal Seán's stepmother, Claire, who was 90 years old. She died a few weeks ago, but because of Cardinal Seán's commitments to the March for Life, they had to postpone the funeral. In addition to Scot, there was a good turnout from Boston, including three of our auxiliary bishops and a number of pastors. Scot welcomed Gregory Tracy to the show and asked him about his experience traveling with Cardinal Seán to the March for Life. This year Cardinal Seán was the principal celebrant of the Vigil for Life Mass and his homily won rave reviews from far and wide. The Cardinal also celebrated Mass for a gathering of pro-life leaders earlier in the day. Greg was also on the main stage at the Rally before the March for Life and Scot asked him what his sense was of the numbers. Greg said he's heard this was the biggest March ever. He said the crowd went back further along the Mall than he's ever seen before. Scot noted that Cardinal Seán read from the main stage a tweet from the Holy Father that had just come out a few minutes before in which the Pope said he was in unity with those who were marching for life that day. Greg said there was a great response from the crowd. I join all those marching for life from afar, and pray that political leaders will protect the unborn and promote a culture of life. — Benedict XVI (@Pontifex) 2nd segment: Scot said the kickoff of the March for Life is at the vigil Mass at the basilica is considered the state of the pro-life movement each year. Forty years ago when the Supreme Court handed down a second Dred Scott decision that renders unborn children, like people of African-American descent in the days of slavery, unprotected by the Constitution of the United States. Since 1973 there have been 55 million abortions – that is how many people there are in Italy, the United Kingdom or France. Scot said that number was a stark reminder and shocking. Greg said that's what's insidious about abortion. It starts as individual decisions, but it adds up over the years to this astonishing number. It's hard to think of it as just as a personal choice when you consider a population the size of a nation has been put to death. We have been wandering in the desert for 40 years but we are getting closer to the Promised Land. Austen Ivereigh has put it very well: “The direction of Western cultural history indelibly marked by Christianity is toward the eventual revelation of the humanity of the victim. Just as the voices of the slave, the ostracized foreigner, the battered housewife, the disabled, and the child abuse victim, have all eventually been heard, so will eventually the voice of the literally voiceless – the unborn child.” … Too many Americans see abortion as a necessary evil. We need to educate the public on the damage done to women by abortion and show that abortion is not a necessary evil, but is simply evil. Susan said she loved that quote from Austen Ivereigh. She one hopes and prays for the moment when the voice of the voiceless is heard. The cardinal in his homily gave some frightening statistics about the choices a woman has before her and that abortion is presented as the most humane of the three choices before her: abortion, birth, and adoption. Scot said the cardinal said that there are 86 abortions for each adoption in this country and there are so many families looking for a child to adopt. The cardinal quoted from a study by the Vitae Caring Foundation with the intriguing name “The Least of Three Evils – Understanding the Psychological Dynamics of How Women Feel about Abortion.” The report shows that unplanned motherhood is seen as a greater evil than abortion. An unwanted pregnancy is perceived as equivalent to a “death of self,” a loss of control over one's present and future. Given this perspective, the choice of abortion becomes a lesser evil, a choice of self preservation, a much more defensible position both to the woman and to those supporting her decision to abort.” Tragically, adoption is seen as the most evil of the three options, as it is perceived as a kind of double death. First, the death of self by carrying the baby to term. The second death perceived by the woman is the death of the child thru “abandonment.” A woman worries about her child being mistreated, abused, and neglected. She would perceive herself as a bad mother, one who gave her own child away to strangers. Basically the woman desperately wants a sense of resolution to her crisis, and in her mind adoption leaves the situation the most unresolved, with uncertainty and guilt for as far as she can see. As much as we might like to see the slogan “Adoption, not Abortion” embraced by woman facing an unwanted pregnancy, studies suggest that in pitting adoption against abortion, adoption will be the hands-down loser. In fact while abortion itself is seen as something evil, the woman who is making that choice is seen as courageous, making a difficult but necessary decision. The study goes on to show that abortion is considered the least of the three evils because it is perceived as offering the greatest hope to a woman to preserve her sense of self. This is why so many women deeply resent our pro-life movement which they perceive as uncaring and judgmental. We have consistently focused on the safety of the unborn child while the pro choice, pro abortion activists focus on the woman in crisis. With almost 100 abortions for every adoption, we have so much more work to do. The cardinal goes on to say how we have to change hearts and show that abortion is the greatest of three evils. Susan said she always thought that we were concerned with the woman and caring for her, that it wasn't one or the other. It's both-and. So this startled her. The Vitae Foundation has had amazing results with their television advertising that has increased pro-life sentiments among the general population in the areas where they appeared. We must never lose sight of the fact that we must work to change the laws, to overturn the Roe vs. Wade decision, but we must work even harder to change people's hearts, to help Americans understand that abortion is evil and unnecessary. Spielberg's film, Lincoln, shows the monumental struggle against slavery and Lincoln's resolve to pass the Thirteenth Amendment, but the law was only part of the struggle. The evil of racism perdured for over a century and the civil rights legislation and sacrifices of so many are contemporary realities in an ongoing struggle to live the ideals of our country. Changing hearts is always the hardest part. The laws will change. Hearts are harder to change. We must never tire of clarifying misunderstanding and shedding light where there is myth and confusion, demonstrating empathy and compassion and a deeper vision. That is the method being presented by Catholic Voices. It is not just about the lucidity of our arguments; it is about the effect that our words have on others. Our task is to present the truth with civility, empathy and clarity. Being champions of the Gospel of Life is about building a civilization of love. Scot said the cardinal is motivating everyone, informing about the results of the study, and then challenging us as we carry out the work of the pro-life movement. Scot said too often the pro-life message is presented with the least charitable, least empathetic arguments. Greg said he does see that there is a huge spectrum of pro-lifers who run the gamut. In any kind of dialogue, those kind of extremes stick and that's what people notice. There are obviously people on both sides who are very committed. But there are a lot of people in the middle who don't think about it every day and in those circumstances what cuts through the background noise of life are the extremes. Cardinal Seán's point is true: pro-abortion groups come across as pro-woman. Susan said the cardinal made it clear that the majority of people, when presented with rational facts and statistics, people respond in a pro-life way. Not when confronted with extreme language and graphic images. 3rd segment: This week's benefactor card raffle winner is Lucia Prunier from Wayland, MA She wins an Audio Book CD “St. Bernadette of Lourdes”. If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit . For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. 4th segment: Scot said Cardinal Timothy Dolan has written one of the most provocative pieces on the future of the pro-life movement, Popular culture calls you the “Millennial Generation” because you came of age at the dawn of the Millennium. But I think of you as the “Ultrasound Generation.” You are different than any generation that came before you in that your very first baby pictures were taken not with you in your mother's arms, but you alive in her womb. Your generation is defined by technology. You have come to expect almost annual revolutionary technological breakthroughs that change the way we live and work. You have seen staggering medical advances that have given doctors wonderful new tools in fighting disease and injury. And you have grown up with ultrasound technology that has opened a window into the womb, allowing us to glimpse preborn babies from the earliest weeks of gestation. You have seen your little brothers and sisters before they were born in these grainy videos and photographs pinned to the fridge. Your mom or your dad has shown you those first images of yourself. Some of you have even seen your own children for the first time with newer, clearer 3- and 4-dimensional ultrasound technology. You have gasped with wonder at the sight of little arms flailing and legs kicking, heads bobbing and hearts beating, mouths sucking thumbs. You have seen, and you believe. Let's face it, you figured out a long time ago that your parents' generation isn't always right. So many have tried to convince you (as they have allowed themselves to be convinced) that an unborn baby is nothing more than a “clump of cells.” College professors, politicians, Hollywood glitterati, and media talking heads have hammered you with the message that the decision to abort has no more moral significance than having a wisdom tooth extracted. To be an enlightened adult, you will be told, you must support the “right to choose.” (They won't tell you what, or who is being chosen.) You are rightly skeptical. They may believe what they say, but in this matter they are wrong. Think of your first baby picture, the one on the flimsy paper with the dark background and the unmistakable image of you. You know better. You have seen, and you believe. Scot said he hasn't seen it written like this before, but he does know that the Knights of Columbus underwrite ultrasounds for crisis pregnancy centers to show mothers in crisis that their baby is a baby in their womb and to activate that maternal instinct to protect the children. Susan said the cardinal ended the column: “My faith in you is high. For I have seen, and I believe – in you.” She said she has been in so many homes where the ultrasound picture is on the refrigerator door, proclaiming the new member of the family. She said in decades past the science textbooks had beautiful imagery of unborn children in the womb and those images have disappeared. Cardinal Dolan said this generation doesn't have enough to just see and believe, but to go out and do something. But here's the tough part: It is not enough that you believe. It is not enough that you are sympathetic to the cause. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled to know that so many of you in the “Ultrasound Generation” are pro-life. But this can't be a secret anymore. You need to proclaim it. It can't come from me or from people my age; our time is rapidly passing. Now is your time. Sometimes, it falls to one generation to clean up another generation's mess. And I'm afraid we have left you quite a mess. I am asking you, the “Ultrasound Generation,” to set the course right, to change hearts and minds, to change the law so that your children's generation is given the legal protection that your generation so tragically was not. Ultimately, I am counting on you to change our culture. Scot asked Greg about his own teens hearing this and whether they are moved to take action. Greg said the cardinal made a clarion call to a new generation. An old way is passing and you, the next generation, are the new way. He said his kids have always been introduced to their new sibling through ultrasound. Greg said he became pro-life after seeing the ultrasound of his first child. He'd converted to Catholicism shortly before marriage and he'd been a secular person who didn't give much thought to these matters. But at the moment he saw the first ultrasound, it clicked with him that this is a baby. Also in the Pilot this week is the appointment of Vivian Soper of the director of the Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach for the Archdiocese of Boston, who is succeeding Barbara Thorp. She is a resident of Weymouth and sister of Fr. Paul Soper, director of Pastoral Planning for the Archdiocese. Vivian formerly worked for Catholic Charities of Greater Boston. Scot said in Vatican news, the Holy Father is explaining different parts of the Nicene Creed throughout the Year of Faith. He recently addressed the term “Almighty Father”. “For those who have had the experience of an overly authoritarian and inflexible father, or an indifferent, uncaring, or even absent one, it is not easy to calmly think of God as a father or to confidently surrender themselves to him,” he told the crowd. Pope Benedict pointed out that “it isn't always easy today to speak about fatherhood and, not having adequate role models, it even becomes problematic to imagine God as a father.” “But a Biblical revelation helps us to overcome these difficulties by telling us about a God who shows us what it truly means to be a father,” the pontiff said. According to the Pope, “it is the Gospel above all that reveals to us this face of God as a father who loves us even to the point of giving us the gift of His Son for the salvation of humanity.” “Jesus reveals God as a merciful father who never abandons his children and whose loving concern for us embraces even the cross,” he said. Scot said we talk about the words of the Holy Father because people may not hear them elsewhere and it's his hope that someone listening can hear these words and find hope and healing. Susan recounted a story of a first grade religious education class in which a boy who heard the God is Father said that his father hits him and this puts the Pope's words in perspective. Greg said he too knows people who have trouble embracing the Fatherhood of God because of their experience of their own fathers. He said in marriage preparation classes, he often talks to men about how they treat their future children will affect how they relate to God the Father.

TGCL #0455: Cardinal Sean's and Archbishop Aquila's prolife reflections; diaconate ordination; new Canon of St. Peter's; the Pope App; Seal of the Confessional

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2013 56:33

Summary of today's show: Our Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, and Fr. Roger Landry consider the news headlines of the week, including an interview with Cardinal Seán reflecting on his pro-life efforts; Archbishop Samuel Aquila's remembrance of his firsthand encounter with the result of abortion; the ordination of Boston seminarians to the transitional diaconate; the passing of three Boston priests; a local priest receiving a Vatican honor; the Pope's new iPhone app; and the sanctity of the seal of the confessional. Listen to the show: Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Cardinal Sean's and Archbishop Aquila's prolife reflections; diaconate ordination; new Canon of St. Peter's; the Pope App; Seal of the Confessional 1st segment: Scot Landry welcomed Susan Abbot and Fr. Roger Landry to the show. Our other usual Thursday guest, Gregory Tracy, is traveling today to the March for Life alongside Cardinal Seán. Scot asked Fr. Roger what he's been up to in the weeks since he's been with us. Fr. Roger said he's been getting an Alpha Program started in his parish. They also talked about Catholic Faith Essentials as another way to deepen understanding of our Catholic faith. Speaking of online video, our own George Martell is going with pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Boston to the March for Life and broadcasting live video from various events, including in the midst of the March. People can follow along at and . Scot said speaking of the March for Life, Cardinal Sean is much more involved in leadership of the event this year as chairman of the US bishops' pro-life activities committee. Before Christmas, he gave a fascinating interview to Joan Frawley Desmond in the National Catholic Register. She asked him how he first heard about Roe v. Wade. I was a young priest working with Hispanic immigrants in Washington, D.C. Later on, after the ruling, I heard that Nellie Gray wanted to start the March for Life, and I contacted her and worked with her. She was a real prophet: The Church was stunned, and people didn't know how to react. But she knew immediately that we needed to mobilize and use the anniversary of that terrible decision as a way to rally people. I was determined to get people from my Hispanic parish to the first march [in 1974) and gave impassioned sermons on the pro-life issue, reminding them that the anniversary was coming soon, and they promised to come. The morning of the march, there was a line of rented buses at the church, but no people. In my naive youthfulness, I did not realize that “Si, padre” did not mean “Yes.” The following week, I told the people how disappointed I was. After Mass, they told me, “You know we are undocumented. And in our own countries, whenever there is a demonstration, the army comes out and arrests and shoots people. We are here to send money home to our families who live in Nicaragua and El Salvador, where civil wars are raging. We cannot afford to do this.” I told them that the army would not shoot at them and that the march would be a peaceful demonstration. That is what we do in a democracy where we need to witness to certain values. Susan was also at the first March for Life and talked about how she first heard about the Roe v. Wade decision. Desmond also asked Cardinal Seán about partisan attacks on pro-lifers. He said: Intimidation of pro-life efforts still happens. However, I am encouraged by what the Catholic Voices initiative is doing to help train Catholics to explain the Church's thinking on difficult issues and break through the political correctness that often prevents productive conservations on life issues or the marriage debate. Intimidation works when people don't have the tools to have a rational conversation. You object to “gay marriage” - and you are demonized as homophobic and intent on persecuting [people with same-sex attraction]. Catholic Voices is trying to prepare ordinary people to be spokespersons around these issues and to do it in such a way that you draw an audience. Fr. Roger said we need to note that these attacks do occur. Fr. Roger said in addition to being equipped to respond, but we also have to have the spine to stand up and acknowledge that certain people cannot be convinced and will hate us no matter what. When were are bullied, we need to take the conversation to the vast majority of people who are rational. Cardinal Seán also talked about his four goals for the Committee on Pro-Life Activities in 2013: The conscience issues that involve pro-life values are very important. There is so much religious illiteracy. We need to help people understand Church teaching and the difference between defending human life and imposing our religion on the rest of the country. Many Americans say that the Church must stay out of politics. We need to help our people to distinguish between our theological position and natural law (precepts] that redound to the common good and apply to everyone, regardless of whether they are religious or not. That is the educational challenge before us. We continue to look for opportunities to advance restrictions on abortion. Very few states ban gender selection as a reason for abortion. We need to work on that: Just as partial-birth abortion invites people to deal with the full reality of abortion, raising concerns about gender-selection abortions can help break through public denial. Susan said the whole abortion question has been such a bill of goods that some bright women have bought into. She said she keeps going back to a workshop she heard last spring in which they said in abortion, in addition to the baby, it's the woman who is hurt by abortion. She said we have an obligation to be informed as Catholics. When people are being bullies, you don't act in kind. You have the facts and the more people that can speak the truth in love, the better off we'll be. Scot said on religious illiteracy, Cardinal Sean sees that we're not strong enough in our pro-life advocacy because we're not formed enough to do it well. Fr. Roger said in the past 50 years, as we've been battered by the mantra of the separation of church and state, has intimidated us to be ashamed of our faith and to avoid learning it. We've been subjected to a false civics that indoctrinate people to believe that faith and religion is to be kept out of the public square. Scot said Denver archbishop Samuel Aquila also wrote a pastoral letter recently, in which he talked about his encounter with the results of abortion as a college student working in a hospital. The event made him pro-life and eventually brought him back to his faith. After starting college in 1968, he also worked as a hospital orderly, and during a couple of work shifts, he “witnessed the results of two abortions and the memory haunts me,” he said. “I witnessed the death of two small people who never had the chance to take a breath. I can never forget that,” Archbishop Aquila wrote in a pastoral letter released Jan. 22, the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions legalizing abortion virtually on demand in the United States. “I have never been the same. My faith was weak at the time,” he said in the pastoral, noting that he wasn't “even aware” some states “had approved abortion laws. But I knew by reason, and by what I saw, that a human life was destroyed,” he continued. “My conscience awakened to the truth of the dignity of the human being from the moment of conception. I became pro-life and eventually returned to my faith.” Susan said images have a power to affect us. A European photographer decades ago took groundbreaking photos of children developing in the womb. Life magazine published them, they were included on the Voyager 1 spacecraft, and were in every high school textbook. Today, they are not shown at all. Fr. Roger said he knows Archbishop Aquila and didn't know the archbishop had studied pre-med in college. He said scientists among the episcopate are relatively rare. He wasn't surprised that the archbishop wrote about life issues as the subject of his first pastoral letter. 2nd segment: Scot said last Saturday three seminarians became transitional deacons for the Archdiocese of Boston. John Casani, Gerald Souza, and Christopher Wallace were ordained to the diaconate, joining two other classmates who were already ordained. The are planning to be ordained to the priesthood, most likely in May. Cardinal Seán said in his homily: “The first seven deacons were chosen so that the apostles would have some help, and therefore have more time for prayer and to preach. The deacon also needs to have time for prayer and for reaching the faith. Your ministry - a ministry of charity and service to the poor, the widowed, and the orphans - your call to be bridge builders between people to forget God and a “spiritual anorexia” that serves the Church. “You men are being ordained to be an antidote and a cure for these modern maladies, for you are called to feed God's people with the Word of God and the bread of life, needing them how much he really loves them,” he said. Scot noted that Deacon Wallace turned 30 on the day of his ordination. Scot asked Fr. Roger why the Church ordains men to the diaconate first. Fr. Roger said the training to be the servant, as deacons are, is setting the standard for the priesthood as one of service. He said once a deacon, you're always a deacon. Fr. Roger said the norm is to be a deacon for at least six months because that service is the best preparation for the priesthood, service of God in the liturgy and service of God in the charitable work of the Church. Boston is one of the few that ordain them in less than six months. Most dioceses ordain them at the end of their third theology year. Boston is being cautious in wanting another semester to evaluate their call. Scot said we also lost three priests, Fr. Paul Cloughtery, Fr. Laurence Kelley, and Fr. Alexander Keenan, who all died in the past week. Also in the news, Msgr. Francis Kelly, who was rector of Blessed John XXIII National Seminary in Weston for 13 years and has been rector of the Casa Santa Maria in Rome, has been named a canon of St. Peter's Basilica. Fr. Roger said there've been only three Americans who've held the post in the past century. It's a rare honor and their principal duty is to pray the Liturgy of the Hours in St. Peter's and help out in small ways. In European cathedrals, there have always been chapters of canons whose job was to be in charge when there wasn't a bishop in office at the time and in many cases they chose the next bishop to be proposed to the Pope. Nowadays, the most prominent pastors in a diocese are members of the chapter. In the US, we have the college of consultors who do the same duty. The canons of St. Peter's have the specific duty to pray for the intentions of the Holy Father and they do that several times per day. Fr. Roger remembered studying in Rome and participating with them in prayer. Cardinal Angelo Comastri is the dean of the chapter and leads them in prayer. Msgr. Kelly is being honored for the work he has done and being rewarded in his last official assignment. Msgr. Kelly will bring an American sensibility to the chapter and letting the Italians and others in the curia be exposed to an American approach to our faith. The Vatican also released a new smartphone app yesterday sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications called The Pope App. It lets people follow live broadcasts of papal events, see one of six Vatican live webcams, and more. In this week's Anchor, Fr. Roger wrote about the attacks on the seal of the confessional. Fr. Roger said there is an effort in Australia to require priests to break the seal if they learn of sexual abuse during a confession. These efforts have also been pursued in Great Britain and in three US states. Fr. Roger wanted to let people know that this is going on. He said in Australia the seal was called “medieval” but someone who regularly goes to confession knows that the sacraments aren't medieval. There are two purposes for the seal: First, so we will have no fear that what we saw cannot come back and hurt us. Priests need to be willing to suffer even death to protect even what a first penitent says in confession about how often they disobey their parents. Any time you see a priest, recognize he's willing to suffer death to protect confession. He hopes Catholics will be alert to these efforts and that people will recognize that one of the glories of the priesthood is the willingness to die to protect the sanctity of the confessional. Scot said he's not sure most Catholics are aware of the lengths priests will be willing to go to protect the confessional. Susan said it's tragic that there is not as great an understanding or appreciation of the sacrament as there ought to be. She asked Fr. Roger to write some of his columns as we lead into Lent about confession. Fr. Roger said he'd like to one-up Susan and say that he will write a book for Our Sunday Visitor on Confession.

TGCL #0444: Catholic Voices USA

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2013 56:31

Summary of today's show: The Church needs faithful lay Catholic voices to present the Catholic viewpoint in the media. Catholic Voices USA trains lay Catholics, who are not official spokesmen for the Church, to be media friendly, studio friendly, and ego-free interview subjects and guests on television and radio and in print for journalists covering the neuralgic issues that involve the Church. Whether you aim to stand up for your faith on your local news or at the neighborhood cookout, Catholic Voices USA will be coming to Braintree in March for a weekend of training and Scot Landry talks to Kim Daniels of Catholic Voices USA about the group an its approach. Listen to the show: Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry Today's guest(s): Kim Daniels Links from today's show: Today's topics: Catholic Voices USA 1st segment: Scot Landry welcomed everyone to the show. He asked listeners if they feel called to defend the Church in secular media, at the neighborhood cookout, or even around the dinner table. Catholic Voices USA provides training to Catholics in all walks of life to publicly give witness to the faith. Catholic Voices will be providing training in New England on March 8-10. Kim Daniels is a director of Catholic Voices joining us from Washington DC. She has previously joined us on The Good Catholic Life and was part of the Town Hall for Religious Freedom back in June on WQOM and CatholicTV. Kim said this is an important time for more laity to stand up for the Church. The group began in London ahead of Pope Benedict's visit to the UK. There had been great hostility to the visit in the media so a group of lay Catholics organized other laity with media training to make a difference in changing popular opinion through interviews on radio, TV, and print. They have taken that model to other countries and they have been in the US since May. Scot said he knows there was some presence in Mexico by CV last spring as well. Scot said CV trains people to be media friendly, studio friendly and ego-free. Kim said first they do not approach journalists as they enemy. Media friendly means to know what will happen in an interview and how to work in a studio. Ego free means that they are flexible and willing to adapt to to the journalists' needs of the moment. Kim said they see controversy as an opportunity to present the faith. The worse problem is indifference to the Church. Controversy is an opportunity to reframe issues and explain the truth and reality of millions of Catholics who live their faith every day. Scot said many people think the secular media is opposed to the Church more often than not, but it's usually not the journalist who anti-Church, but that they buy a very secular frame about the Church. It's our job to understand that secular frame and help change it. Kim said for example the existing secular frame regarding women in the Church and Catholic Voices re-frames the issue that the Church is concerned about women's equality as well. Another common frame in the area is the vigils in closed parishes and local reporters find it a compelling story to tell the story of the heroic little guy standing up to the Church closing their parish. Scot said he learned that the better way to re-frame is to find the stories of other individuals who bravely and strongly saw the need for what happened and moved to set roots down in a new parish and in a new community. Kim said it's good to put a human face on the story and in this case to tell the stories of people who have moved on. Scot said to effectively defend the Church you need good tools and techniques, especially with neuralgic issues, i.e. the ones most painful to talk about. Kim said some of the tools are basic debate skills, like thinking in triangles, having three basic issues you keep coming back to. But it's more important to talk about how you make people feel. Don't just try to win on the debating points, but capture people's feelings. 2nd segment: Scot noted that people trained by Catholic Voices don't speak for the Church, but for their faith. He said sometimes the reason the Church gets bad media coverage is that the Catholics willing to come on are often those with their own agenda they're trying to push. Kim said CV is a group of Catholics who know and love their faith and stand with the Holy Father and the bishops. She added that they are non-partisan. They're trying to put their faith in ground-level terms accessible to everyone. Media coverage of issues today often take place in the form of debates, often looking for a heated discussion. Scot said it's often not the best place for a bishop or priest or religious to be put in that position, but a layperson might be a very effective advocate in that sort of media forum. Kim said it's about witnessing, not winning. Turn the confrontation into something positive. Answer each point, but remain positive. Scot said he learned from CV that if you want to witness well, find the positive intention the person on the other side has. It can be a tough discipline to go through that process, but if you can relate to the good the other person thinks they're trying to do, you can begin a conversation that might lead them to understanding what the Church is saying. Kim said they just finished a training in New York City for people who've been involved in pro-life work. Abortion is a neuralgic issue. They found that when you look for the positive intentions you find that people are concerned with women in difficult situations and that women have as many choices as men do. Of course, we know that the unborn life is paramount. So when you talk about abortion, you always talk about the mother and baby and the support provide for the mom. That shifts the conversation to women and their needs and the real choices they face and the options they can get from the Church that they don't get from an abortion clinic. 3rd segment: This is the third time, CV will be offering training. They offered it in DC and NYC last year. Kim said they teach the Catholic Voiced approach and go through practice sessions for radio and television. It's also wonderful to come together with people who love their faith. They start on a Friday night with an opening prayer time and an opportunity to meet everyone. They start with an emphasis that this is about our faith. On Saturday, they talk about the CV approach and the art of the radio interview and TV interview and how to get your point across in three minutes. They include time for prayer and for fellowship. On Sunday, they give substance on the primary issues, moving people from general knowledge to specifics. Scot asked what newly trained Catholic Voices do to articulate the Church's teaching. Kim said last May the HHS mandate was very big in the news and it was a big focus of their training. It's a complicated issue so they equipped them to talk about it. After, CV trainees spoke at rallies around the country, wrote in newspapers and on blogs, and were interviewed on TV and radio. Scot said those who are trained in March will be available to talk about national issues or local issues. If the training occurred last year, the trainees could have been vital in the physician-assisted suicide debate. Kim said they become a resource for Catholic groups looking for people to talk about these issues. CV can also help people get connected with media organizations looking for Catholic voices. Scot said there are 16 open spots in March. He asked what characteristics they're looking for. Kim said they get many, many applications. They look for someone on fire for their faith who's looking for a little bit of help to make that last step. There's often a tendency that they have to look like a Fox News anchor, but she said it's about being authentic. The single most important factor for being an effective communicator was their authenticity. They do hope that people will have a certain level of understanding of their faith, but not to be subject matter experts. Scot said the participants don't have to have had any media experience before, and in fact some of the most persuasive in the practice interviews were people who had never done this. Scot said the application deadline is January 31, but they have rolling applications so it's helpful to get it in early. The applications are on their website, along with their blog in which they write about issues in the media every day. 4th segment: Scot said now they will go through one issue to illustrate the Catholic Voices approach. He asked her the most common secular frame to the Affordable Care Act/HHS mandate issue. She said the secular frame is that the government is trying to increase women's access to contraception, which is sen as good, by having employers pay for it and anyone opposed is against women. They say the Church is trying to impose its views on the American public. But the case is that the government is trying to impose its voices on the Church. The government is trying to violate Catholics' most deeply held religious beliefs. Scot said if this is a pro-woman law, and we counter this frame, then the Church is saying it's bigger than being pro-woman, but is about the issue of the Church being able to define what is religious activity and what it means to live our faith. We have to avoid getting pulled into the debate whether we're pro- or anti-woman. Kim said women are some of the most valuable voices for the Church. They also frame this as hurting the poor because they will be the ones hurt by the lost jobs and wages from business being forced to pay these increased costs. The positive intention of the other side is that they want to help women in need. That's why we respond that we want to help those in need because this mandate hurts the poor and those who serve them the most. We also point to how this mandate affects conscientious objection and religious belief. Scot said CV also emphasizes the need to limit yourself to the top three points of rebuttal. The first is hurting the poor. The second is that this isn't a political issue. The third is that the government is imposing its views on people of faith. Scot said the group most persuasive at shifting opinion have been laypeople like Kim who are easy to relate to. Catholic Voices has a set of principles they work by. Look for the positive intention behind the criticism. Shed light, not heat. People won't remember what you said as much as how you made them feel. Show, don't tell. Think in triangles. Be positive. Be compassionate. Check your facts, but avoid robotics. It's not about you. Witnessing, not winning. The second is to shed more light than heat. Don't come in like an invasion, but to provide a convincing and attractive alternative to the secular frame. The third is that people will longer remember how you feel than what you said. The fourth is to show, don't tell. For example, to give solid examples of how crisis pregnancy centers work with compassion compared to the cold abortion clinics. The sixth is being positive. We have to be talk about what the Church is for, not just what she is against. The seventh is being compassionate; by engaging people in a loving way even in a vociferous debate. Kim said you have to recognize when talking with people that what's most important is being a good listener. The ninth is that it's not about you. Kim said anytime we are out of our comfort zone, we need to remember that people are not focused on us, but on the message that we're bringing and so to be prepared. The final is witnessing, not winning. Kim said this is the one that is most important. We need to remember that it's about showing people what it is to be a faithful Catholic, remembering we're talking to another person.

TGCL #0438: Newtown, CT; Catholic Faith Essentials; Missionary Childhood Association; Catholic Voices USA; Preparing for Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2012 56:31

Summary of today's show: Our usual thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry consider the news headlines of the week, including the Catholic response to the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut; the beginning of a new online faith formation course for the Year of Faith called Catholic Faith Essentials; local children winning a national artwork competition for the Missionary Childhood Association; Catholic Voices USA training in Boston for media evangelization; Women Affirming Life Advent breakfast; an award for My Brother's Keeper; restoring a 100-year-old organ; and preparing for Christmas. Listen to the show: Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Fr. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Newtown, CT; Catholic Faith Essentials; Missionary Childhood Association; Catholic Voices USA; Preparing for Christmas 1st segment: Scot Landry welcomed everyone to the show and announced that next week we'll be running “best of” shows next week while the staff takes some time off. This afternoon, Cardinal Seán is celebrating a Mass for the staff of the Pastoral Center. The Pilot is taking a hiatus next week as well, but also preparing for the ordination of Bishop Deeley as they come back with a 50-page special edition. The ordination Mass is Friday, January 4 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Fr. Roger Landry said there's a new venerable in the Church that many will know. Pope Paul VI has been declared venerable, meaning that after a lengthy study of his entire life, he has been declared to have lived Christian virtues to a high degree. Pope Paul led the Church through a very difficult time in society and in the life of the Church with all the upheaval of the Sixties and Seventies. In 500 or 1,000 years, what Paul VI wrote in Humanae Vitae will continue to be revered as preaching an important truth that was proclaimed heroically out of season. Scot said his primary memory of Pope Paul VI was hearing of his death from his parents. Susan said she has more memories of the Pope, of traveling to Rome during a Holy Year and going to an audience with the Pope. As the Pope came in, her son was lifted up to the Pope who blessed and kissed the child. Her son later wrote about the sense of importance attached to that moment for the rest of his life. After the audience, people crowded around to kiss the boy's head. Scot said if miracles are attributed to the intercessory prayers to Paul VI he could be then beatified and canonized. One miracle is already being evaluated for his beatification. Fr. Roger encouraged listeners to ask the Lord specifically through the intercession of Venerable Paul VI for any needs they might have. Scot said the big news across the country is the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, last Friday. The coverage in Catholic news is slightly different, with focus on the Church's response. Scot said this could have been any community near us. It was not at all unusual. Cardinal Seán preached about this at all of his Masses last weekend. Greg said it reminded him a little of 9/11 in how it shocked and shook people. Like 9/11 people are turning to their faith for answers to this senseless violence. The story in the Pilot was about the Mass at 11:30 that was scheduled for the Rite of Blessing of the Child in the Womb. He tied together the horror people felt, calling for a ban on assault weapons, calling for improved mental health care. He recalled the Feast of the Holy Innocents and how in this time of joy of Christmas there was also a great sadness of the loss of the innocents in Bethlehem. Scot said in the face of this madness, everyone wants to do something. One of our young Catholics in this Archdiocese, a young woman who was just confirmed in Needham, organized one of the largest candlelight vigils in the area. Jackie Arrondo, 16, of St. Joseph Parish wanted to do something. She rallied support from everywhere in town and 70 people came despite the cold rain that evening. Susan also said she heard from a friend who sent out emails to her friends, asking everyone to pray daily for one of the victims and their family. Scot said one of the faces of the Church's response has been Msgr. Bob Weiss, pastor of St. Rose of Lima parish in Newtown. Fr. Roger said you could see the graces of his priestly ordination working through him. No one is ever trained for this as a priest. He had been clear that there are no magic words in a time like this. Just being present to someone, they show that God is with those in pain. Only God can give the definitive answer. The second thing way he proclaimed was by his tears. He broke down on national television and its important for everyone to see that we Christians grieve, but we grieve differently. We don't grieve as if there is no hope. We had tremendous confidence in the salvation of these first-graders. Many of the parents have also given witness to their Christian faith. Fr. Roger said he changed his own homilies this past weekend to confront this reality because it's on everyone's mind. He tried to say that the one who mourns most is the One who lost 28 children that day, but that's not where God the Father stops. He had sent His own Son into a world that was even worse than ours, even more violent. A man could kill his own family or his slaves for any reason. Herod could slaughter all the children legally. But Jesus came into that world and redeemed and over the course of time, we have built a culture on the Prince of Peace, a culture that respects other human beings. the most important thing we need to recognize that our culture needs God and that's the biggest thing we need to change. Fr. Roger said he was happy at the interfaith prayer service that President Obama spoke at that no one was ashamed to turn to God. Scot said most of the opinion pieces in the Pilot deal with this and Scot said John Garvey's is one of the best. Greg said Garvey says that we've devalued human life and in the end we're reaping what we've sown. He writes about what all these recent mass murderers have in common including a lack of love and hope. Jesus gives us love and hope. It's not inconsequential then when people tell us to keep our faith out of the public square. I think we won't make real headway with the problem unless we change the culture, and that is a job for us, not for the government or the psychiatric profession. The culture that young men grow up in is one where violence is not just present but glamorized. At the national and corporate levels we see unjust wars and the arms trade. At the state level, capital punishment. At the individual level we give constitutional protection to abortion, to video games that simulate assault and murder, and in some places to assisted suicide. We teach our children that they are autonomous moral actors, responsible for defining their values. This produces a culture where the strong decide the fate of the weak. Then when something like this happens we want the government to protect us from the natural consequences of our own folly. When Cain killed Abel, he tried to deflect the Lord's inquiry by suggesting that we are each in charge of our own affairs: “Am I my brother's keeper?” We have to relearn Cain's lesson. Yes, I am my brother's keeper. All life is sacred. We must teach our children habits of virtue, not leave them to chart their own course through the moral life. 2nd segment: In the Pilot this week, we learn that the Archdiocese of Boston is beginning an online faith formation course starting on January 7 and continuing for 30 Monday nights in total. People can participate in their own homes or as groups in parishes. They will be webcast live at 7pm on Mondays or viewers can watch the recordings at their convenience. r. Roger said online learning is becoming more popular and he's thrilled that the Archdiocese of Boston is piloting a program like this. Especially in this year of Faith when we're all called to live our faith better. Fr. Roger hopes to encourage his own parishioners to participate. It's not just for Catholics in the Archdiocese or Massachusetts or even the US. We could have people throughout the English-speaking parts of the world because there aren't similar offerings. Scot said this is free and he hopes that people from everywhere will participate. Also in the Pilot, the Women Affirming Life Advent breakfast took place on December 15. Susan said it was right after the Newtown shooting and it affected all those there. More than 300 people attended. She said it was good for them to be together for Mass and breakfast, especially in the busy-ness of Advent. The Cardinal spoke about it in his homily and also spoke about a woman in the Midwest who'd had quintuplets in the early 1960s and gained some fame for her openness to life who recently died. She said Msgr. James Moroney also addressed the group and offered a gentle wit and great insight and comforting words. Another story in the Pilot is a story about two local grade-school students who won a national artwork contest for Christmas. They do this contest every year and the winners go to Washington, DC, for a Mass in the Basilica. There are 24 winners nationwide and having two from Boston is a big deal. Dominic Udoakang, grade 4, from Cathedral Elementary School in Boston and Jacinta Jaranja, grade 4, from St. Patrick School in Lowell, were the winners. Also in the Pilot, Catholic Voices USA will hold training for laypeople in the Pastoral Center at the beginning of March. Fr. Roger said it prepares bright, young Catholics to be defenders of the Church and her teachings in the media in particular. The group has already had an impact during the HHS mandate debates. Young people throughout New England will be trained to become good evangelizers. It's not just goodwill and knowledge, but technique is also important for being effective. The training isn't just for TV and radio appearances, but also for people engaging family members, friends, and local newspapers. They will learn how to frame issues and help people according to their own categories to come to the truth. Scot said they've already done trainings in Washington, DC, and New York. They've had hundreds of applications for the limited number of spots so Scot encouraged people to apply early. Also in the Pilot are two groups advancing toward ordination as Permanent Deacons. Greg said Cardinal Seán has been supportive of the ministry of permanent deacons in the Archdiocese. In recent years, ordinations have increased from every two years to annual. He said the Pilot is working with the Office of Permanent Deacons to give more visibility to the ministry of deacons. The 11 men who became acolytes are John D. Barry; John H. Beagan. Jr.; John J. Burkly; Paul G. Coletti; Richard J. Cussen; Timothy F. Donohue; Joseph R. Flocco; Joseph P. Harrington; William M. Jackson: Kevin P. Martin, Jr.; and William R. Proulx. The 10 men entering formation, and their home parishes, are: Timothy Booker, St. Bridget Parish (Abington); Paul Carroll, St. Theresa of Lisieux Parish (Sherborn); Joseph Dorlus, St. Angela Parish (Mattapan); James Kearney, St. Mary Parish (Wrentham); Kelley McCormick, St. Mary of the Assumption Parish (Dedham); Jonathan Mosely. St. Bernadette Parish (Randolph); Charles Rossignol, Immaculate Conception Parish (Marlborough); Jose Torres, St. Benedict Parish (Somerville); Roger Vierra, St. Helen Parish (Norwell): and Thomas Walsh, St. William Parish (Tewksbury). Scot said our friends from My Brother's Keeper, Jim and Terry Orcutt, have won a national award from Holy Cross Family Ministries. Also in the Anchor is a great story from St. Anthony in New Bedford about efforts to raise funds for their 100-year-old organ. Fr. Roger said some of the greatest organists in the country have given concerts there on this organ which is a masterpiece. Restoring an organ means all the wooden and leather parts which corrode over time need to be replaced. He said we can't depend only on the poor people who live in inner-city New Bedford to pick up the whole cost. Also in both newspapers is a lot of information about preparing for the last week of Advent and Christmas. Scot asked Susan about her preparations for Christmas. She said she tells herself that Jesus will come whether we are ready or not. Susan said she was in a store recently and was appalled at what is being sold for Christmas cards. She wishes we could all remember the reason for the season. She couldn't find a single box of Christmas cards with a religious theme. Scot said he's noticed a lot of his Catholic friends have started sending cards that said Season's Greetings or Happy Holidays, but this year almost all of the cards he's received from Catholics have said Merry Christmas. Fr. Roger wrote in his column this week that the great scandal of Christmas is that there was no room at the inn and that we have to get right what the innkeepers got wrong. Too often we make those who come to Mass only on Christmas and Easter unwelcome. The New Evangelization is about making people welcome to come back again and again. We have to make these people feel welcome by our actions, by helping them feel comfortable being there and showing our love to them. Scot said the Pilot has a section each week called Faith Alive, which is a response to Cardinal Seán's desire to have more faith formation material. The last few weeks it has focused on Advent and this week on Christmas.

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The Good Catholic Life #0326: Monday, June 25, 2012

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2012 56:31

Summary of today's show: The HHS mandate of the Affordable Care Act is an unprecedented infringement on religious liberty, according to a wide cross-section of religious leaders and political observers. Scot Landry talks to Kim Daniels, an attorney who specializes in religious liberty issues and coordinator for Catholic Voices USA, about the HHS mandate and other attempts to infringe on religious liberty during this Fortnight for Freedom called by the US bishops. Daniels will be one of the panelists on the Fortnight for Freedom town hall airing on CatholicTV and WQOM tonight at 8pm. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry Today's guest(s): Kim Daniels, Coordinator for Catholic Voices USA Links from today's show: Today's topics: Religious Liberty and the HHS Mandate 1st segment: Scot said tonight Cardinal Sean will be hosting on the live town hall meeting at CatholicTV at 8pm on the topic of religious liberty. On of the presenters joining is Kim Daniels, an attorney working on religious liberty issues and is a coordinator for Catholic Voices USA and lives in Maryland. Scot said he met Kim when he attended a meeting in Washington, DC, of Catholic Voices USA. Kim said the group is lay Catholics who stand up and talk about our faith and why we love it, making the Church's presence felt in the public square. They don't speak on behalf of the bishops, but do speak authoritatively because they know their faith well. It's an outgrowth of a similar successful group in England last year that began before the Pope's visit. Scot said Catholic Voices is launched while we're fighting to defend our religious freedom. Kim said they saw a need for lay Catholics to be out there on this issue.They want as many lay Catholics talking about it as possible because it's important we tell everyone how it's under siege today. Scot asked Kim to provide background on the HHS mandate. She said it's part of the Affordable Care Act. Last August, the Dept. of health and Human Services put out a regulation that all employers provide insurance for contraceptive services under the ACA or face a fine. The only exemption was for a narrow definition of churches. Church-related organizations were not exempted. In January this year the president affirmed that this was going to be the rule and then later proposed an “accommodation” which was only an accounting trick. For the first time, religious believers would be forced to provide a good or service that violates their faith. Kim said the problems with the “accommodation” includes the idea that insurers would be forced to provide the coverage rather than the employers, but of course the costs would be passed along to employers. The employers would still be forced to participate. Also, many church organizations are self-insurers. Kim said religious liberty is our first freedom. One of the central reasons people came to this country was to escape religious persecution and that's what the first amendment was about. For Catholics especially, it's important, because it it's the glue that holds civil society together. Catholics found civil society institutions that stand between individual and government and provide the glue for society. Scot asked what makes the HHS mandate so bad. Kim said the mandate has an extremely narrow definition of what counts as a religion. You're a religious organization if you primarily employ people of your faith and promotes your faith. If reduces religion to freedom of worship within the four walls of the house of worship, not freedom of religion. Mother Teresa would not qualify for the exemption. Scot said we don't serve other because they're Catholic. We serve others because we're Catholic. That's what defines us as Catholic. Free exercise isn't freedom of worship, but freedom of religion, which is prayer, belief, and action, and more. Kim said look at the list of the Catholic organizations that have signed on to lawsuits against the HHS mandate: publishers, colleges, nursing homes. For every corporal work of mercy, you can find an organization that has signed on. Scot said some people believe Catholics have been targeted specifically. Cardinal George of Chicago said this is an unprecedented requirement that we be forced to act contrary to what we believe. This has never happened in the US. Kim said we know there's been plenty of religious bigotry in history. It's important to remember here that what's going on is that people are being forced to pay for something that violates their deeply held religious beliefs. Once this precedent is set, you can violate beliefs in other places as well. A good example is conscientious objection to serving in war. That could be threatened. Scot said when there are laws passed, there's usually a robust set of exemptions for different groups. Scot said the Affordable Care Act has many exemptions, but the exemption for Catholics was so narrow it violates our religious liberty. Scot asked Kim how exemptions work in laws like these? Kim said we have a longstanding bipartisan census in favor of religious liberty and exemptions for religious conscience. President Clinton signed int o law the religious freedom restoration act. Ted Kennedy had written to Pope Benedict that he was in favor of strong exemptions for Catholics. But what happened here is the Obama administration has set all that aside. Scot said the troubling part of this is that the Secretary of HHS came out with a list of preventative care that's covered under the law that included contraception and abortifacients, when real preventative care wasn't included. Kim said wouldn't it be great to have free health club memberships or blood pressure medicine or the like? But instead contraception, sterilization and abortifacients are. That shows they are presenting pregnancy as a disease to be prevented. Kim noted that the Amish got an exemption from the Affordable Care Act as did millions of people who were grandfathered. 2nd segment: Scot said on this issue, Catholics of all stripes were all united that this was a massive violation of religious freedom. Kim said when the mandate first came down, she heard people talking about in her parish in a way that you don't see normally. They saw it as an attack on them and it's created a solidarity. The lawsuits show a wide array of groups participating from small to large and across the viewpoint spectrum. An important development last week saw the Catholic Health Association, which had supported the Affordable Care Act, came out against the HSS mandate and the supposed accommodation. Kim said the institutions that will not provide the objectionable goods and services will be subject to fines of $100 per day per employee. For large organizations and small ones that is significant. It will lead some to shut their doors. Others will reduce their services. It will have a big impact on our network of schools and social service providers. Scot has asked if there's a precedent for fines that are so crippling? Kim said this is what's unprecedented: That the government is forcing us to make that choice between our religious beliefs and paying these crippling fines. Because we are an institutional church, we work through groups we form, not just through individuals, it affects us uniquely. It's not just a Catholic issue, but it particularly affects us. Scot said there are about 200 Catholic universities in the US, about 7,000 secondary and elementary schools, 1,400 long-term healthcare centers, and hundreds of hospitals. The most important thing for the common good is not the the number of institutions, but the people who are served here. Kim said the key issue to remember is that at the end of the day this will harm the poor, kids in schools, those served by Catholic services. Kim said when the government says to some that they are not meeting the narrow exemption, it involves the government coming in and defining whether they are religious. The government becomes entangled in the practice of our religious faith. Scot said this violates the separation of church and state. Kim said it goes to the Establishment clause. It's setting up a regulation that determines what it means to be religious. Scot asked Kim to respond to the claim that the Church is trying to impose its views on others, including employees who don't agree. Kim said the Church only seeks to retain the constitutional right to propose it's views as a full participant in public life. It's the government is coming in to tell the Church what it should believe about contraception and abortion.Kim said contraception is cheap and widely available and the government could take many steps to provide it easily without forcing religious believers to violate their beliefs. People coming to work for the Church know or can easily know what the Church believes coming in the door. Kim said when the Catholic Health Association came out against the mandate, they made this argument. Scot said he's also heard that the Catholic Church is trying to hurt Obama's re-election campaign. Kim said the plaintiffs in the lawsuits have all different political views. If anyone is trying to politicize this issue, it's the Obama administration. Scot said that's another slogan he's heard, that this is a War on Women. Kim said it's clear that it's a manufactured war. It's patronizing for the administration to claim that religious freedom isn't as important to women. 30,000 women have signed up for an inititiative to say this. Kim and her neighbor Helen Alvare, who is a prominent pro-life Catholic, started this initiative on the grassroots level, sending it out to their friends without a big budget or infrastructure. She's heard of women taking up the initiative on their own to stand up for their religious liberty. Scot read the open letter from the website called “Don't Claim to Speak for All Women”: We are women who support the competing voice offered by Catholic institutions on matters of sex, marriage and family life. Most of us are Catholic, but some are not. We are Democrats, Republicans and Independents. Many, at some point in our careers, have worked for a Catholic institution. We are proud to have been part of the religious mission of that school, or hospital, or social service organization. We are proud to have been associated not only with the work Catholic institutions perform in the community – particularly for the most vulnerable — but also with the shared sense of purpose found among colleagues who chose their job because, in a religious institution, a job is always also a vocation. Those currently invoking “women's health” in an attempt to shout down anyone who disagrees with forcing religious institutions or individuals to violate deeply held beliefs are more than a little mistaken, and more than a little dishonest. Even setting aside their simplistic equation of “costless” birth control with “equality,” note that they have never responded to the large body of scholarly research indicating that many forms of contraception have serious side effects, or that some forms act at some times to destroy embryos, or that government contraceptive programs inevitably change the sex, dating and marriage markets in ways that lead to more empty sex, more non-marital births and more abortions. It is women who suffer disproportionately when these things happen. No one speaks for all women on these issues. Those who purport to do so are simply attempting to deflect attention from the serious religious liberty issues currently at stake. Each of us, Catholic or not, is proud to stand with the Catholic Church and its rich, life-affirming teachings on sex, marriage and family life. We call on President Obama and our Representatives in Congress to allow religious institutions and individuals to continue to witness to their faiths in all their fullness. Scot said it's a beautiful letter. He's said the issue can turn in this country if women stand up and say that NARAL and NOW don't speak for them. Women aren't one-issue voters who only care about abortion and contraception. Kim said it's patronizing for the Obama administration to call this a women's issue because it involves contraception, abortion, and sterilization. Scot said 43 Catholic institutions filed a lawsuit on one day in late May, adding to 11 previous lawsuits. Kim said it was an unprecedented coordination of lawsuits among Catholic groups. As a civil rights matter it's striking to see organizations come together to file suit across the country to show that it matters to all of us. It's also important it was filed then because the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act is imminent. Plus the clock is ticking: Catholic organizations need to purchase insurance. Scot said some in Boston thought the Archdiocese of Boston should have filed a lawsuit too. There are 195 dioceses and parches in the US. He asked what about groups that didn't file a lawsuit? Kim said the suits are directed against just the mandate. There are lots of reasons while you would have some plaintiffs sign on and others not sign on and why you would file in the some places and not in others. It's mainly a tactical question. Scot asked how long it will take to see this resolved. Kim said it depends on what happens in the next few weeks and months on these issues. You could see them happening in the next year. Scot asked how the 43 lawsuits might be affected by the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act itself. If the Court rules the law constitutional or only part of it is unconstitutional, the lawsuits will move forward. If the court rules against the whole Act, then it's an immediate win for the plaintiffs and we return to the status quo of strong religious freedom protections. Scot asked what the likelihood for that is. Kim said her sense is the Court will strike down part of the Act and these cases will move forward in court and they will win. Scot asked Kim what she hopes to come from the Fortnight for Freedom. She wants her own kids to see Catholic standing together on an important issue. It's also a wakeup call about what's going on with religious liberty. Even if it seems like it's removed in Washington, the Fortnight can bring this home to parishes. Scot said he's been thinking about those who gave their lives in our history for the sake of religious freedom. What message would Kim have to the listeners on why we should educate ourselves and do something about this now? Kim said religious liberty isn't always attacked in a grand way, like bombing of churches and Christians being murdered. What we have here is the slow whittling away of our religious liberty. But this will really affect all os u. It will set the precedent in the law that religion is what happens within the four walls of a house of worship.

The Good Catholic Life #0307: Friday, May 25, 2012

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Summary of today's show: Whether it's in a media interview or at a Memorial Day barbecue, Catholics are often called upon to defend their faith. Scot Landry, Fr. Mark O'Connell, and Dom Bettinelli discuss Austin Ivereigh's new book “How to Defend the Faith Without Raising Your Voice,” and especially his 10 principles of civil communication, so that all Catholics can give a good witness and avoid winning arguments at the expense of changing hearts and minds. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O'Connell Today's guest(s): Domenico Bettinelli Links from today's show: Today's topics: How to Defend the Faith Without Raising Your Voice: 10 Principles of Civil Communication Because Dom Bettinelli was a guest on today's show, he was unable to provide the usual detailed show transcript. Please listen to the audio recording if possible or pick up the book 1st segment: Scot and Fr. Mark caught up on the last two weeks. Fr, Mark recalled Msgr. Frank Strahan's story about singing before Pope John Paul II at a moment's notice. We heard this story when Msgr. Strahan was on the show. 2nd segment: We all at some point represent the Church to our friends or families or coworkers to defend the faith. A new book by Austin Ivereigh covers these principles. Scot spent last weekend at a workshop with the author and others. Excerpts from Introduction to “How to Defend the Faith Without Raising Your Voice”: We know how it feels, finding yourself suddenly appointed the spokesman for the Catholic Church while you're standing at a photocopier, swigging a drink at the bar, or when a group of folks suddenly freezes, and all eyes fix on you. ‘‘You're a Catholic, aren't you?'' someone says. ‘‘Um, yes,'' you confess, looking up nervously at what now seems to resemble a lynch mob. What you'll read in these pages is the result of a group of Catholics getting together to prepare themselves for precisely these high-pressure, get-to-the-heart-of-it-quick, kind of contexts: not just around the water-cooler, but in three-minute interviews on live television. Their experience, distilled here, will help you to ‘‘reframe'' the hot-button issues which keep coming up in the news and provoke heated discussion. We call these issues ‘‘neuralgic'' because they touch on nerve endings, those places in the body which, when pressed, cause people to squeal. In our public conversation, they are the points which lie on the borders where mainstream social thinking inhabits (at least apparently) a different universe from that of Catholics. Touch on them, and people get very annoyed. “How on earth can you believe that?” they ask you. So while we can't predict the news story, we can be pretty sure about the neuralgic issues. This book helps you to think through ten of the most common (and the toughest) for yourself; to understand where the criticism is coming from; and to consider how to communicate the Church's position in ways that do not accept the presuppositions of the criticism. At the end of each of the nine briefing chapters, there are some ‘‘key messages'' which summarise these positions—and which will hopefully help you next time you're challenged. Ten Principles of Civil Communication Here are the ten principles which helped Catholic Voices develop the mind-set needed for this work: Look for the positive intention behind the criticism. Shed light, not heat. People won't remember what you said as much as how you made them feel. Show, don't tell. Think in triangles. Be positive. Be compassionate. Check your facts, but avoid robotics. It's not about you. Witnessing, not winning. 3rd segment: Now as we do every week at this time, we will consider the Mass readings for this Sunday, specifically the Gospel reading. When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.” Second Reading for Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2012 (1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13) Brothers and sisters: No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. Gospel for Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2012 (John 20:19-23) On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

The Good Catholic Life #0304: Tuesday, May 22, 2012