A Closer Look
Summary: A Closer Look™ with Sheila Liaugminas features notable experts, newsmakers, elected officials, scholars and clergy on a variety of current event topics including social and moral issues, politics, and medical bioethics. Sheila and her guests put the news of the day into sharp focus from a uniquely Catholic perspective.
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- Copyright: 2009 Starboard Media Foundation
Podcasts:
‘A Walk Through Christ’s Passion; A Dialogue On the Eucharist’ Dr. Edward Sri: Unpacking mysterious scenes in Christ’s Passion; Why did Christ have to die for us? What did His death accomplish? Why was He willing to do what He did?” Prof. Peter Kreeft: C.S. Lewis, Tolkien & Billy Graham ‘discuss’ one of the most […]
Topics ‘Synodality & the Rome Summit; Moral Capital; Totalitarian Temptation; Anti-Catholicism targets the Church’ George Weigel: Synodality and the Rome Summit; Squandering Moral Capital; Ever-Present Totalitarian Temptation; Anti-Catholicism targets the Church. Weigel comments: anti Catholic attitudes in Australia contributed to the unjust conviction of Cardinal Pell. From Senators Dianne Feinstein to Corey Booker to Kamala […]
Topics ‘More Powerful Than Evil & Crisis; More Life Giving Than Lies’ Maureen Flynn: Confront unprecedented moral crises with coalition to ‘Pray and Fast for America 2019’; spiritual weapons more powerful than evil. Dr. Marguerite Duane: Bringing fertility awareness to the medical community; what women’s real reproductive health means (and medical schools don’t teach). Caller: […]
Dr. Scott Hahn: ‘Genesis to Jesus’; more than ‘just’ salvation history; as a member of the church today, you are related to all those Old Testament figures, whether you know it or not Ravi Tripptrap: Malteser Intl. delivers emergency aid & relief to refugees fleeing Venezuela as crisis grows; dire humanitarian crisis needs attention
Fr. Joseph Fessio: Ignatius/FORMED joint live book discussion club studying Pope Benedict’s Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week through Lent Tim Busch: Lay faithful must pray, work for greater role in authentic reform in the Church and culture; build, evangelize like the early disciples
(Original Air Date: January, 9, 2019) Topics ‘Chastity: the more you think about it the more beautiful it becomes; Tough Moral Issues Made Clear for Kids’ Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Promotion of chastity essential for a good, generous civil community and nation; The Last Judgment Network. The Ten Commandments are an expression of freedom; chastity is […]
Kathryn Jean Lopez: Learn from the early Church how to grow communities Live the faith in times of crises Love and charity more powerful than evil and death Encounters ‘on the periphery’
Topics ‘Conscience, Morality, Human Life, Unjust Laws’ Fr. Robert Spitzer: ‘Slow motion emergency’ can and must be stopped; apply material, intellectual, spiritual resources to rebuild, renew society & culture. When we make God a distant reality, it becomes easy to distance ourselves from natural law ethics; go against your conscience enough and you will become […]
Topic ‘Ideology Trumps Common Sense Globally’ Monsignor Stuart Swetland: Pray for peace, freedom & human rights in N. Korea, China, Venezuela, at US border and across the nation; Pray and work for just and humane laws protecting vulnerable human life; Senate bill outlawing infanticide rejected; “ideology trumps common sense” as common theme. Catholic view on […]
Topics ‘Vatican Summit Wrap Up, What Next?; Women’s Voices Engaged; Abortion Industry Pushing Pills’ Mary Rice Hasson: Catholic Women’s Forum contribution to Vatican summit on the protection of minors; Concerned Catholic women speak out to express concerns, hopes, recommendations. The wider problem that feeds into the abuse of minors: lack of commitment to celibacy. Until […]
Topics: ‘Unplanned’ movie; Leaving Planned Parenthood; Women Speaking Out; ‘FemCatholic’ Conference Robia Scott: ‘Unplanned’ actress on role of Planned Parenthood clinic director; power of personal witness, film, to make truth real & change minds Mary FioRito: Abortion extremism spreading across states; Women’s voices speak out more on health, family, faith; ‘FemCatholic’ conference
Topics: Genesis to Jesus; Sermons in Times of Crisis; Informing & Encouraging the Faithful Dr. Scott Hahn: ‘Genesis to Jesus’, journey through salvation history this Lent; ‘your role in the greatest story ever told’; the timeless & current great news; do Bible study through Facebook community this Lent. You can read the Bible anywhere; this […]
Topics ‘Vatican Update; Catholic Media; Teaching Through Storytelling; Childhood Literacy’ Fr. Robert Gahl: Controversy over religion reference in joint Catholic-Muslim document; how to read Pope Francis; upcoming Vatican ‘abuse summit.’ The constant, positive will of God is present in all religions. We are all called to worship God and all worship can be perceived to […]
Topic ‘Personal, Intellectual, Spiritual Journey from Atheism to God and Catholicism’ Sohrab Ahmari: ‘From Fire By Water: My Journey to the Catholic Faith’; spiritual, intellectual, personal journey from atheism to God and Catholicism. Ahmari announced on social media that he was converting to Roman Catholicism, after Muslim terrorists killed Fr. Jacques Hamel in his church […]
Topics ‘Abortion Extremism Spreads; Turning the Strategy Around for Pro-Life’ Terry Beatley: Dr. Bernard Nathanson’s lessons for America on abortion movement lies, strategies; reversing ‘The Catholic Strategy’ can change abortion acceptance now; abortion is not health care. Abortion industry is crushed by what Dr. Bernard Nathanson has left behind. Every Catholic needs to […]
