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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Podcasts:
Dr. Meg Meeker: Raising a strong daughter in a toxic culture; gender is questioned, toxic feminism is rampant, victimhood is celebrated, social media addictions distort self-image; seems impossible to raise a daughter with good morals, strong faith, love for parents, understands self-worth; it’s never too late. Msgr. Stuart Swetland: Part II coronavirus conversation; be calm, […]
Kevin Downes: Producer of ‘I Still Believe’ shares the film’s essential message of faith in good times, prayer for miracles in times of suffering, what happens to faith when we see great answers or get more suffering; the difference of the Cross and faith in the unseen (film in theaters nationally this Friday) Msgr. Stuart […]
Msgr. Stuart Swetland: ‘Why Catholics do Penance when Jesus paid for all our sins. Didn’t Jesus do enough on the cross?’ (listener email question) What we learn from the Transfiguration, need to bring Christ to the world, reliance on grace (no matter the hardship) The importance of spiritual friendship Kathryn Jean Lopez: Stewardship, gratitude […]
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise: Two very different rallies on steps of Supreme Court about Louisiana abortion law case, Cong. Scalise addressed pro-life crowd, Sen. Schumer addressed abortion rally issuing threat to two Justices; House passage of coronavirus Emergency Supplemental to fund response efforts Harold Cassidy: Abortion law expert working on case to challenge Roe […]
Dana Loesch: Grace Canceled: How Outrage is Destroying Lives, Ending Debate, and Endangering Democracy; forgiveness interpreted to mean compromise; no room for grace in culture of tribalism, grace requires seeing individuals and dignity instead of walking, talking issues; talk about redemption, common ground Dr. Catherine Pakaluk: Why a Catholic can’t be a Socialist: Pope Leo […]
Fr. Robert Spitzer: The Catholic Church has been the largest public educational system, healthcare system, and public welfare system in the world, remains so today; people who find socialism appealing for a new American system should learn that; why we do penance in Lent (and other times of the year); Why Be Catholic
Prof. Paul Kengor: Faith in politics, presidents and popes, moral leadership; socialism looms large in Election 2020, what socialism would look like in America if our system of government were transformed by socialists in power Cong. Dan Lipinski: House discharge petition needs more Democratic members’ signatures to bring Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act to […]
Fr. Francis Hoffman: Fr. Rocky’s Lenten Lessons inform your journey through Lent and inspire greater awareness of the Mass; why is the Mass the focus of his series this Lent?; Catholics and Mass attendance. Barbara Nicolosi: ‘Fatima’ film finally comes to completion; none of the many Marian apparitions has generated more devotion than Fatima; powerful, […]
Steve Auth: Business, Finance, Markets Expert is also Missionary of Wall Street; What’s the latest there? How saving souls adjusts perspective on saving stocks and managing money. Kristan Hawkins: Students for Life college tour getting serious threats of protests; promotional banners ripped down and replaced with pro-abortion ones; the school administration taking serious, extraordinary precautions […]
Fr. Edward Looney: How we learn, what we gain by journeying through Lent with Mary; what to do when we fall behind in daily Lenten readings & prayers; why we need to ‘listen to our Mother’ through Her apparitions, messages, witness of faith, hope, love & trust even in times of suffering. Eric Scheidler: Yearly […]
Dr. Roger Klein: Looking at the coronavirus and its spread with a clear vision and calm voice; put the coronavirus in its proper perspective and not a provocative and politically motivated one; compare its outbreak and impact with the flu, which presents “a much greater risk to Americans.” Dan Gainor: Sound thinking used to hold […]
George Weigel: authentic Catholic reform of the priesthood, deepening of Church’s commitment to the value of celibacy as a radical witness to the Kingdom, begins with deeper conversion to Christ; lessons from Auschwitz on ‘lives unworthy of life’; Election 2020; Lenten pilgrimage from Rome to home.
Kathryn Lopez: No mercy for the man on death row; he’s guilty, but ‘mercy is for the guilty’, he was abused before he became an abuser; man raised amid violence and rage, drugs & alcohol; he was attacked before he attacked, treated inhumanely before he disregarded the humanity of others; society’s responsibilities Rev. Walter Hoye: […]
Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons: Resolving & preventing marital anger, and anger in children; How to heal relationships in conflict, renew couples in the sacrament of Matrimony with Christ in their relationship, build a culture of marriage; cultural detox starts with reconciliation, forgiveness, faithful, sacrificial love. Caller, Kathy: how can I determine when it’s abuse and if […]
Fr Robert Spitzer, SJ: How to Prepare for Lent; Time to Contemplate Death & Eternity; Near Death Experiences
