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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... more
FAQs about A Closer Look:How many episodes does A Closer Look have?The podcast currently has 832 episodes available.
October 18, 2019The Power of Beautiful, Sacred Music 10.18.19Michael Kurek: The Sound of Beauty, a classical composer on music in the spiritual life; scientific explanations of sound waves and acoustics of music and their effect on people; need for return to beautiful sacred liturgical music. Music soothes the savage breast; David played for King Saul. If commercial music is the “junk food” of […]...more49minPlay
October 17, 2019Forgiveness Evangelization & Science: Key to Health & Peace 10.17.19Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga: Survivor of Rwandan Genocide; Author of ‘Forgiveness Makes You Free’; Founder of ‘The Center for the Secret of Peace’ spreading forgiveness, reconciliation, healing globally; evangelize everyone. “If you want to stop violence, you have to learn to forgive.” Fr. Ubald Rugirangoga. Prof. Robert Enright: ‘Forgiveness science’, why it’s essential for mental health; […]...more49minPlay
October 16, 2019Angels Good & Bad, Guardian Angels Serve the Lord, St. Michael, Advocates of God 10.16.19Fr. Robert Spitzer: ‘The Essence of Things’; supernatural, transcendent realities; guardian angels, company of angels, good and bad angels; people who claim to be ‘spiritual but not religious’, give reasons to be Catholic’ How many guardian angels are we given? God has never been stingy in his creation! Caller: Carmen, a guardian angel saved her […]...more52minPlay
October 15, 2019Syria, Turkey, Kurds, Religious Minorities; Teresa of Avila & Other Visionary Mystics 10.15.19Ed Morrissey: Decision to pull out of Northeast Syria, impact on Kurds, other religious minorities US supported in the region, long term consequences; Democratic candidates debate, who’s in & out, what issues they emphasize, how impeachment factors in, what voters care most about. www.hotair.com Kathryn Jean Lopez: Visionary wisdom for daily living, daily help & […]...more49minPlay
October 14, 2019St. John Henry Newman on Faith & Education; Knights of Columbus on Nation’s Catholic Discoverer 10.14.19Austin Walker: ‘The Making of a Modern Saint: John Henry Newman on Faith and Education in a Secular Age’; academic series for high school students applies Catholic intellectual thought to questions of education, biology, psychology, political science and theology. Andrew Walther: Knights of Columbus on their patron and the Catholic discoverer of our nation; the […]...more49minPlay
October 11, 2019Why Celibacy? Reclaiming Fatherhood of the Priest; Mass of the Americas in DC 10.11.19Fr. Carter Griffin: Why Celibacy? Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest; why we need celibacy now more than ever, a celibate priesthood of true, spiritual fathers. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone: Mass of the Americas at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception; first-ever Pontifical High Mass of the Americas, to be celebrated by […]...more49minPlay
October 10, 2019Getting Work & Leisure Right; Learning from John Henry Newman 10.10.19Dr. Michael Naughton: Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World; rightly ordered active and contemplative life gives us roots in a world that only gives us the superficial; Catholic understanding of vocation, human dignity, and the common good. Often what we do on Saturday, we should do on Sunday; begin early, ordering […]...more0minPlay
October 09, 2019Defending David Daleiden; Abortion & the Catholic Strategy 10.9.19Charles LiMandri: Latest updates from the David Daleiden court cases defending his work exposing abortion industry illegalities; ‘gag order’ attempt on Daleiden’s videos extends to his courtroom testimony; legal defense details. Terry Beatley: Reformed, converted former abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson’s full exposure of abortion industry lies, strategy to convince Americans abortion is a woman’s right; […]...more52minPlay
October 09, 2019Endangered in Syria; Religious Freedom Challenged 10.8.19Relgious Freedom Challenged in Supreme Court Keisha Russell, First Liberty: Supreme Court cases will heavily affect religious ministries; marriage and gender definition, religious freedom and alleged discrimination at stake in multiple cases Do Not Abandon Middle East Christians Jason Jones: Catholic Social Teaching is not partisan politics; Syrian pullout exposes vulnerable Christians, other religious minorities […]...more49minPlay
October 08, 2019Amazon Synod; Supreme Court Session; Women in the Mass 10.7.19Supreme Court’s new sesssion; Amazon Synod; Celibacy; Women’s Role in the Mass Is Church teaching about priestly celibacy, women’s role in the mass and marriage at risk? How is the Amazon Catholic region different from the rest of the world’s Catholic Communities? What cases will the Supreme Court be ruling on in the new session […]...more49minPlay
FAQs about A Closer Look:How many episodes does A Closer Look have?The podcast currently has 832 episodes available.