This week, are rosaries the new AR-15s (00:00:40)? You’ll hear about our all-time favorite Catholic authors – and what to read first (00:10:13)! CatholicVote’s biggest single ad campaign is underway and President Brian Burch talks about our viral ad (00:16:50). Boston Children’s Hospital goes off the rails with trans surgeries for minors (00:30:22), and… are we living in the Twilight Zone? Tom and Erika share their picks for strangest stories of the week, including Sam Harris craziness (00:44:49).

LINKS YOU’LL LOVE

• How the Rosary Became an Extremist Symbol
• CatholicVote Op-Ed: Atlantic Article Blasts the Holy Rosary as an Extremist Symbol
• GEEK OUT: The Rosary and the Battle of Lepanto | Simply Catholic
• Exploring 6 great Christian authors (and how to start reading them)
• Erika’s Add-On: Stages on the Road, by Sigrid Undset 
• CatholicVote Rallying Catholics Against Biden Rule Forcing Doctors to Commit Abortions
• CatholicVote’s $1 Million Ad Campaign
• Doctor says Boston gender clinic mutilates and sterilizes children | Catholic News Agency
• Sam Harris – yes, he really said that.
• GEEK OUT: The "Four Horsemen" of New Atheism
• Watch the Border Patrol unlock the gate!

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