True Abolitionism: What It Means and What It Stands For (Fr. Stephen Imbarrato) - 12/6/24

12/06/24 • 51 min

12/6/24 - As a Catholic, is there any room for compromise when it comes to abortion? We're taught from the beginning that murder is inherently evil, yet so many so-called Catholics and Christians miss the mark in this area. What does it mean to be an abolitionist? Why has it become a "hot take" to believe in the total outlawing of abortion in modern society? What can we do to become more involved in the ongoing fight while best representing ourselves and our Catholic faith?

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Classic Literature Made Simple: 50 Great Books in a Nutshell (Joseph Pearce) - 12/5/24

12/5/24 - Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous literary studies, including Literary Converts, The Quest for Shakespeare, and Shakespeare on Love, as well as biographies on Oscar Wilde, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. He is the general editor of the Ignatius Press Critical Editions series.

It has been said, quite correctly, that we write as well as we read. It can also be said that we think as well as we read. Since reading well is so important, it is good to get into the habit of reading good books. The better the book, the better will be our ability to think well and write well. In Classic Literature Made Simple: Fifty Great Books in a Nutshell, literary expert Joseph Pearce takes the reader on a guided tour of fifty great works of literature. The author of over thirty books, Pearce uses his experience of teaching literature at the college level for over twenty years to show the reader the moral dimension of each work. He shows how each work presents a mystical mirror to the reader, offering insights into the meaning of life itself.

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The Two Jerusalems: My Conversion from the Messianic Movement to the Catholic Church (Dr. Matthew Wiseman) - 12/10/24

12/10/24 - Matthew Wiseman, Ph.D. (University of St. Andrews), is a teacher and an independent scholar living in San Antonio with his wife and three children. His research and writing focus on Biblical Poetry, St. John Henry Newman, Scripture, and the Development of Doctrine.

The Two Jerusalems is the story of a young man’s amazing journey to discover the roots of the Christian faith in the Ancient Near East, that led him from Protestantism through the Messianic Movement and into the Catholic Church. This journey took him to the rainforest of New Guinea, the Old Synagogue in Warsaw, the Judean Desert, and into the heart of Ancient and Medieval Jewish tradition: the Hebrew Bible. Along the way he meets a cast of odd and wonderful characters, false prophets, and saintly Catholics who teach him about God, Scripture, and Prayer. His steps are dogged throughout by God’s strange, providential provisions, despite his human blindness. At the heart of the ancient faith, much to his surprise, he discovered what a billion people across the world already knew and lived: the Catholic Faith.

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