Evangelization & Culture Podcast

How did four English women—a genius, a firecracker, a polymath, and a synthesizer—enter a stultifying philosophical milieu at Oxford and change ethics forever? Join me as I discuss Elizabeth Anscombe, Iris Murdoch, Mary Midgely, and Phillipa Foot with Professor Benjamin Lipscomb and his captivating book, The Women Are Up to Something.

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French pediatrician and geneticist Jérôme Lejeune insisted, "We need to be clear: The quality of a civilization can be measured by the respect it has for its weakest members. There is no other criterion." After he criticized the cozy relationship between the scientific community and the practice of aborting patients with Down syndrome, Lejeune wrote to his wife, "Today, I lost my Nobel prize."

Join me and Mark Bradford, the Word on Fire Fellow for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, as we discuss how Jérôme Lejeune changed his life and the lives of those with challenging disabilities.

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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia possessed a towering intellect, a sharp wit, and a deep Catholic faith. When asked if Justice Scalia was cognizant of the grand impression he made, his daughter Meg would answer, "Oh, yes. I mean, he was putting on a show—but it was a great show."

Join me and Newsmax Chief White House Correspondent James Rosen and author of Scalia: Rise to Greatness as we explore the character and jurisprudence of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

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Fr. Leonard Andrie writes, "Isolated and exhausted, Elijah, the worn-out prophet lies by a broom tree. He is, without question, a portrait of despair. He not only wants to resign his office as prophet but says in exasperation, 'It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors' (1 Kings 19:4)." He asks to die because of his perceived failure. But God is not done with him yet. And, likewise, he is not done with you. Join me in the Spirit-filled conversation with St. Therese of Deephaven's Fr. Leonard Andrie.

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According to Dr. Tracey Rowland, "Pope Benedict XVI was not just a shy man who enjoyed writing books, listening to Mozart, and feeding stray cats, but a Church Doctor with an absolutely reliable sense for where the theological 'true north' lies." Join me and internationally renowned and Ratzinger Prize awarded Benedict XVI scholar, Dr. Tracey Rowland, as we explore the astounding intellectual legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.

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What happens when a young writer with a graduate degree finds himself out of work, out of money, yet insatiably hungry for purpose? If you are Joshua Hren, you launch Wiseblood Books, a burgeoning publishing company that champions creative, award-winning fiction of great sublimity and Catholic sensibility. Join us as we explore the art of Catholic publishing with Dr. Joshua Hren.

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What Belarusian Svetlana Alexievich observed, upon winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, could as easily be ascribed to the Russian novelists: "Suffering is our capital, our national resource. . . Not oil or gas—but suffering." What is it about Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, Chekhov and Turgenev that so keenly wrestles with suffering and the human soul?

Dr. Gary Saul Morson, a scholar of Russian literature at Northwestern University, joins me in exploring the depths of suffering in Russian literature.

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Living as a young man under Nazi occupation, a priest enduring Communist oppression, and a pope in an unbelievable world, St. John Paul II was no stranger to suffering. Eminent thinker and papal biographer, George Weigel, insists that John Paul II was a towering spiritual father because he "knew suffering from the inside."

Join us as we explore what St. John Paul II can teach us about faith and suffering in the modern world.

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Catholicism engages everything. In the Evangelization & Culture Podcast, Tod Worner discusses faith and politics, history and literature, art and humor, work and leisure—everything. Catholicism is the joyful secret meant to be shared—with everyone, everywhere, and for all time.

In each episode, you'll hear stimulating conversation with renowned intellectuals of our time. Tod also shares a reflection of his own and a book recommendation.

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