Last week, a judge in Michigan started using the Eucharist as a tool to build up her name.  She ran to the media after her pastor called her privately and asked her not to present herself to communion.  She's married to a woman and has previously written that priests can deny communion to those who present themselves.  

And, Nones seem to leave the Church because the rules are too strict.  Is this a good example?

This Saturday: What you need to know about a MI judge who is attempting to use the Eucharist for political purposes.  Was she publically shunned as she claims?

Then: Thoughts on the Nones and Dones.

Happy Thanksgiving and we hope you are having a blessed start to Advent.  We are now in Year A in the Catholic Church.  In the first segment, Matthew looks back on a fourth of July segment about religious freedom and our liberties here in the US; we should not take them for granted.  Then, thanks to the Diocese of Raleigh, Matthew looks at how we should approach advent.

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The DC City Council dropped legislation that would have legalized prostitution in our Nation's capital.  Matthew also continues the discussion on the American bishops.  And finally, the state of our news.

Matthew discusses reports that a comment about abortion became a heated issue at the US Bishops General Assembly.  Then, NC's congressional maps are likely to be finished being drawn soon.  Then, for the Final Thought: some weird news about cows and Blackbeard.

Matthew Pope returns to discuss his new books, Bear Record and Translated Literature.  He sticks around to discuss a judge who has blocked a new ruling from President Trump that would have protected doctors and nurses from performing abortions if they objected on religious or moral grounds.  Final thought: Matthew Handley has a new article out on WeAreEPIC.org/Blog about cancel culture.

Joe Biden is denied the Eucharist at a SC church.  Matthew has thoughts on whether or not this good or bad.  Then, George Weigel has an interesting take on the Amazonian synod.  Final thought: NC congressional maps are gerrymandered?

We're back and Matthew discusses Former Texas Congressman Robert Francis O'Rourke's plan to take away tax exmpt status from religious communities that don't support his agenda, and other stories.  Then, we need radio today now more than ever.  Matthew discusses his new article on WeAreEPIC.org.

This week, the Supreme Court is going to take a look at a Louisiana abortion law that requires abortion doctors have admitting privalages at a local hospital.  Then, the probation has been lifted on the NC cheerleaders who were photographed with a Trump 2020 sign.  Were their free speech rights violated?  Final thought: Do millennials complain too much?  CNN gives them a new outlet to do so.

Michigan AG Dana Nessel lost a court fight in which she tried to mandate that Catholic adoption agencies send children to homosexual and transgender applicants.  Then, a Heritage High School English teacher askes for personal information from minors, such as sexuality and household income.  This can only divide us.  Final thought: Michigan Gov. Whitmer cuts funding to a pregnancy help program.  Why?  A reason is not given, but the organization the money went to works closely with Catholic Charities.