Talking about the "things that matter most" on June 26
4:00 – Seeking the Kingdom: Challenging the Culture By Living Our Faith
In his new book, “Seek First the Kingdom,” Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl calls on Catholics to seek God’s kingdom and then reflect it in their everyday lives. We talk to the Cardinal about the HHS Mandate, Catholic voting and confronting the culture.
4:20 – Rare Canon Lawsuit Filed Against Georgetown University
Georgetown University alumni, students and others are preparing a canon law suit to be filed with the Archdiocese of Washington and the Vatican, seeking remedies “up to and including the possible removal or suspension of top-ranked Georgetown’s right to call itself Catholic or Jesuit in its fundraising and representations to applicants.” The move comes on the heels of an unprecedented rebuke of Georgetown and its first lay president by His Eminence, Donald Cardinal Wuerl over Georgetown’s invitation to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to be a diploma ceremony speaker. The St. Joseph Foundation Canon Lawyers are working on the case and canon lawyer Michael Dunnigan joins us.
4:40 – Pope Benedict – My Brother
Brotherly love is not uncommon, but the over-80-year-old bond between Monsignor Georg Ratzinger and his brother Joseph – Pope Benedict XVI – is of one of the rarest and most fascinating fraternal relationships ever written about. In “My Brother the Pope,” Msgr. Ratzinger provides German writer Michael Hesemann with the only living witness to the early days and formation of brothers who were ordained as Catholic priests together on the same day in 1951 – after surviving Nazi Germany and World War II. Michael joins us today.
5:00 – Seeking the Kingdom: Challenging the Culture By Living Our Faith
In his new book, “Seek First the Kingdom,” Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl calls on Catholics to seek God’s kingdom and then reflect it in their everyday lives. We talk to the Cardinal about the HHS Mandate, Catholic voting and confronting the culture.
5:20 – Army’s ‘chilling trend’ puts women at risk
The Army is pushing more women closer to the front lines and in closer contact with men even as the number of sexual attacks on female soldiers has surged during the past six years. Army figures show that reports of violent sex crimes have nearly doubled, from 665 in 2006 to 1,313 last year. Nearly all the victims were women. Most were young soldiers moving from one post to another, a time when they were most vulnerable, according to “Generating Health and Discipline in the Force,” a comprehensive study into the Army’s mind and body. We talk to Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness.
5:40 – The Illustrated Bible Story by Story
In a stunningly-beautiful coffey-table style book, Fr. Michael Collins offers and indispensable retelling of the stories that have absorbed readers for centuries. Authenticated by a team of expert biblical scholars and historians, The Illustrated Bible Story by Story traces the events and places that have shaped the scriptures, book by book, prophet by prophet, miracle by miracle. With comprehensive coverage of every major covenant, prophecy, miracle, and parable in the Old and New Testaments, set clearly in their historical and religious context, The Illustrated Bible Story by Story's uniquely accessible approach appeals to a general readership of any faith, making this an ideal gift as well as an essential resource for homes, schools, and libraries. Fr. Collins joins us.
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ReplyDeleteI was in the Navy-- even blogged as Sailorette for a while-- and tend to agree. I thought women in the military was a MUCH better idea before I saw what actually happens. Not just things like the female chaplain (married) sleeping with multiple XOs (not married) so openly that she put their cabin as her recall for emergencies, but things like my room mate that accused her entire shop of sexual harassment and then made an objectively false rape accusation. They didn't even get written up for these actions. I'd say three quarters of the women I knew were the sort to abuse any power they got ahold of, and the rest were more along my line-- just wanted to be in the military, do my job to the best of my ability. Only people who ever sexually harassed me were the lesbians. (My complaints were ignored; short of full-on assault, I was SOL.)
As far as I can tell, the biggest push inside of the military for combat roles for women is from female officers chasing a star. I specify from inside, because there are tons of idealists, fanatics and fatalists who push it for various reasons. (Including some folks I know who want women in combat because they think it will destroy the military.)