Mandeville, LA - Episode 158 debuts on December 19, at 8:00 PM Eastern. Rebroadcasts will take place according to the Crusade Channel programming schedule (note: all times listed are Central time). The topic is Why Matter Matters. My guest is Dr. David Lang, adjunct professor of logic at Boston College and of systematic Thomistic philosophy at Our Lady of Grace Seminary, also in Boston.

* Why Matter Matters — book by David P. Lang, Ph.D., at IndieBoud.org or alibris.com (please don't support Amazon.com!)

* The ‘Circumcision’ Decision: A Catholic Critique — (while you're at it!) Dr. Lang's book on the subject we discussed last time, is also available at IndieBound.org and alibris.com

* The Gnostic Resurgence: Why Matter Matters — by David P. Lang, Ph.D. at catholicculture.org

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Each weekly, one-hour episode of Reconquest will debut RIGHT HERE on Wednesday night at 8:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Central). It will then be rebroadcast according to the Crusade Channel programming schedule (note: all times listed are Central time).