Talking about the "things that matter
most" on May 2
4:00 – Dagbé:
A Home for Children in Benin, West Africa
Dagbé was founded in 2011 by Tomás Sebastián Seromik, to respond to the needs of children
in crisis situations in West Africa. During his service as a Peace Corps
Volunteer in Ouèssè, Benin, West Africa, Sebastián worked to raise money to
build a children’s home. The home would provide shelter, food, clothing,
schooling, and more importantly, opportunity, for orphans, vulnerable children,
and victims of abuse and child trafficking. At the time there was no facility
dedicated to caring for these children in the entire region. Tomas joins us
today to talk about the village and the children’s home.
5:00 – Lions of the Faith: Saints, Blesseds,
and Heroes of the Catholic Faith in the Struggle with Islam
Andrew
Bieszad is here to tell us the story of the struggle between the worlds
of Christendom and Islam as lived through the great men and women of the
Catholic Church. He breaks ground through his chronicling the lives of great
Catholics whose feats changed history but are seldom remembered today.
Researched in a dozen languages and from sources across three continents and
fourteen centuries, Andrew’s new book is a rare gem in weaving together the
amazing and uncensored story of the Catholic Church's history with Islam. He
joins us.
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I'm listening to the program now, just as Al asks if every good Muslim is a potential terrorist. The question is vile. I'm totally disgusted. Stop pretending you are Catholic, Al. You are nothing of the sort. Your views on this are NOT CATHOLIC! Pope Benedict was quite clear on the matter. Study his writings if you want wisdom.
ReplyDeleteQuoting Wikipedia:
Delete"Pope's Angelus
"On 17 September, before his regular weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict XVI stated the following:
"At this time, I wish also to add that I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims. These in fact were a quotation from a medieval text, which do not in any way express my personal thought. Yesterday, the Cardinal Secretary of State published a statement in this regard in which he explained the true meaning of my words. I hope that this serves to appease hearts and to clarify the true meaning of my address, which in its totality was and is an invitation to frank and sincere dialogue, with great mutual respect."
The Pope is saying that only a dialogue with "great mutual respect" will take us to peace. You did not show that today.
Al is not the Pope. He's entitled to his views, whatever they are. Perhaps he's right to fear Islam.
ReplyDeleteAl, I too, was listening to the program on my drive home (as I do each weekday). It was fascinating and thought provoking. I am a Catholic and I saw nothing wrong in what you or your guest had to say. Did Anonymous not notice that when you asked if every good Muslim was a potential terrorist that it was in the form of a question? It was not a statement.
ReplyDeleteAl associated "good Muslims" with radicalism and has done so repeatedly. It's his view. He has a right to his own opinion, but there's no point denying that he does make this association, right or wrong.
DeleteNot all Catholics agree with Catholicism, but I listen to this program to get a Catholic point of view, not just any point of view. And on this Al is not in agreement or concord with the Church (Vatican). I challenge Al to show that he agrees with the Pope Emeritus on Islam. He either agrees or he doesn't.
DeleteMr. Bieszad is called a "rare gem" by Al.
DeleteAnonymous, have you read the Koran?the facts of Islamic teaching are just that. There is no Islamic majority country in the world where other faiths are treated much less respected as equal. Such is just one real world manifestation of the facts of Islamic teaching, recent events in Boston, I fear are just one more.
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ReplyDeleteI wouldn't put it that way. Instead, ask him, "have you read the Bible?" It's full of crazy wicked stuff--which we don't follow.
DeleteOne needs to know how to interpret the Bible. We do not take each book of the Bible literally because the Bible was written in various styles. Calling happyclinger "insane" does not lend itself to being viewed as "credible" There is nothing kind in what you said so please don't attack Al for asking a legitimate question. Just where is the sorrow expressed by the surviving terrorist and his relatives and all those who were complicit in this act of violence? It's non existent! This is not the behavior of individuals who care for their neighbor and who have expressed remorse for the acts of violence that have been committed by a religion that permits violence as a means to an end. As Christians we reject this! We need to stop identifying Muslims who perpetrate acts of violence as "extremists". I agree with Al's guest, they are fundamentalists.
DeleteAl has repeatedly impugned the honor of pious Muslims. Impugning the honor of pious Muslims is neither American nor Christian. I say to Al and to you: Follow the Pope! Al teaches his listeners a different lesson than the Pope, who taught us to treat devote Muslims with "great mutual respect." There is no other way to peaceful co-existence on this earth.
DeleteI'm inclined to agree that there is a serious issue here. Conservative or traditional Catholics must approach Islam in the spirit of mutual respect, and perhaps the rhetoric on the right should be examined to see if it is respectful. I have noticed that Al is dismissive toward gays and their civil rights. Same sort of tone, sometimes flip, sometimes dismissive, sometimes uncivil. At other times however he is just, fair, and sensitive. So no telling which you're gonna get.
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