You may remember the tragic cases of Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans, terminally ill babies who died in UK hospitals after their doctors determined they should no longer receive care. Now, a hospital is withdrawing kidney support from a patient over his family’s objections, stating that letting him die is a clinical decision. Wes Smith has more.

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U.K. Hospital Unilaterally Cuts Off Life Support of Disabled Patient over Family Objections

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Wes Smith is the Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. He’s also the host of the Humanize Podcast. He’s the author of 13 books including “Culture of Death: The age of Do-Harm Medicine.” Follow him on Twitter @thewesleyjsmith and check out his articles at National Review, First Things and more.

Pro-Abortion professor Susan Ostermann will not assume leadership of the Asia studies department at Notre Dame, following widespread backlash from bishops and other Catholic leaders. Patrick Reilly, founder of the Cardinal Newman Society, joins us.

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Notre Dame: Pro-abortion professor withdraws as institute director

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Patrick Reilly is the founder of the Cardinal Newman Society.

Everyone agrees that baptism is part of Christianity, right? It says so in the Bible. But among different Christian groups, questions and arguments about baptism abound. Who should get baptized? How should it be done? What happens to unbaptized babies when they die, and should people secretly baptize their grandchildren? And on top of all this—why bother with baptism at all? Does it really do anything? We tackle these questions with Karlo Broussard.

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Book: Baptism Now Saves You

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Karlo Broussard, DPhil., a native of Southern Louisiana, left a promising musical career to devote himself full-time to the work of Catholic apologetics. As a staff apologist and speaker for Catholic Answers, and a member of the chancery evangelization team at the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, he travels the country and the diocese giving talks on apologetics, biblical studies, theology, and philosophy. Karlo is a regular guest on Catholic Answers Live and frequent contributor to Catholic Answers Magazine Online. He is an adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville as well as an adjunct Professor of Apologetics at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut.

The State of the Union was intended to be an opportunity for the president to address Congress and the Nation about the challenges facing the country and the prospects for overcoming them. But over the course of the last 30 years, it has devolved into little more than a partisan campaign rally, fueled by drama and moments staged to go viral. We’re looking at the state of our divided union, but we can find a way back. Marcus has more.

Late Friday afternoon, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant ruling a case concerning the display of the Ten Commandments in schools, vacating an injunction that had blocked their display. The Court’s decision is welcome news for religious expression in public life, and there is reason for genuine optimism about what comes next. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer joins us.

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A Good Day for the Ten Commandments — and a Better One Could Be Coming

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Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is a legal analyst for EWTN News. She also directs the Conscience Project. Follow her on Twitter @bayerpicciotti and visit conscience-project.org.

Long before he became Catholic, Derek Bingham hungered for the Eucharist. He and his wife Hannah began studying and reading the Church fathers and found their teachings aligned with the Catholic Church’s understanding of the Eucharist. It was the first step in their whirlwind journey to the Catholic Church. They share their story with us.

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‘It’s All About the Eucharist’: Catholic Faith Brings Peace and Unity to a Family of 5 Converts

Venerable Fulton Sheen was famous for his love of the Eucharist, and once observed “the greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white host.” Christianity presents a claim that no other religion would dare to say: the God we worship doesn’t merely send laws or prophets; he takes on our very nature. Marcus has more on how the Eucharist connects us to the divine Love of God.

Has this ever happened to you? You’re trying to put the kids to bed, or rush them out the door in the morning, and they decide it’s the perfect time to stump you with a question on the faith. Steven Hemler joins us with short answers to life’s biggest questions.

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Book: The Busy Parent’s Guide to the Catholic Faith: Short Answers to the Big Questions

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Steven Hemler is the author of The Busy Parent’s Guide to the Catholic Faith: Short Answers to the Big Questions. He is president of the Catholic Apologetics Institute of North America and is the author of three other books, including The Reality of God

Next week Marcus will join a mission trip to Taiwan, where a mere 1% of the population is Catholic. How do you explain complex theological ideas to someone who may have never heard the name of Jesus? Where do you begin with introducing the concept of God to a godless society? Marcus shares some thoughts.

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‘She Had Never Heard the Name of Jesus’: Eucharistic Evangelization in Taiwan

Have you ever seen an adult behaving badly and wondered if they were ever disciplined as a kid? Childhood discipline has lifelong effects – and not just on how we behave. It also predicts the way we resolve conflicts as adults. We discuss Discipleship Discipline with Dr Greg Popcak.

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Catholic Households on Mission

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Dr Greg Popcak is the founder and director of CatholicCounselors.com, a group pastoral telecounseling practice providing faithful help to Catholics dealing with personal, emotoinal and relationship problems. Together with his wife, Lisa, he is the author of over 20 books integrating insights from counseling psychology and the timeless wisdom of our Catholic faith. They are also the developers of the CatholicHOM app, a resource helping Catholic families thrive. Dr. Greg and Lisa are the hosts of More2Life, a call in advice program airing weekdays at 10am E and produced by Ave Maria Radio and carried across the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network.