The Quest Atlanta Catholic Radio

Heather shares how at a young age she experienced consolation from the Lord in the midst of suffering.

Segment 1: A classical education revival hits the capital region

In the shadow of the nation’s capital, a growing number of Washington-area families are quietly rethinking where and how their children learn. From the economically struggling neighborhoods of Anacostia to the affluent suburbs of northern Virginia, families of faith are discovering an alternative to the region’s increasingly polarized debates over curriculum and school governance. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer has the details. Segment 2: What is Ignatian Discernment?

The rules of Ignatian discernment provide a structure for people of all vocations, in all stages of life actually, to live the spiritual life with hope, with joy, with fruitfulness. Marcus has some thoughts.

Segment 3: What would Tolkien have thought of the LOTR Films? (2 segments)

Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films are back in theaters this month to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the premiere of The Fellowship of the Ring. The trilogy is one of the most critically and financially film series of all time – but would Tolkien have accepted it as a faithful adaption of his novels? Austin Freeman joins us.

Segment 1: Careless Exaggeration Dishonors Holocaust Victims

Speaking this week about continued immigration crackdowns, Tim Walz stated “Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s gonna write that children’s story about Minnesota.” The comparison confuses genocide with governance, racial annihilation with civil law, and totalitarian extermination with constitutional enforcement, thereby trivializing one of the gravest crimes in human history while offering zero serious illumination of the present controversy. Marcus has more.

Segment 2: God’s Faithfulness to David - and Us

Today’s reading from the Second book of Samuel contains a scene of immense Biblical weight. King David sits in silence, pondering over the fact that he rests within a house of cedar, while the Ark of the Covenant remains beneath cloth. And God makes a promise to him that expands towards Israel’s entire future. That same God shows faithfulness to us as well. Marcus has more.

Segment 3: Thomas Aquinas, Biblical Theologian (2 Segments)

In the past eight-hundred years, it is possible that no other theologian has shaped our understanding of God, man, and the Church more than St. Thomas Aquinas. While many people are familiar with his most famous work, the Summa Theologiae, fewer know of his important role as a biblical theologian. Michael Dauphinais joins us.

“How do I prove the Catholic Church was founded by God?” This question opens a discussion on the Church’s divine origins, addressing challenges such as converting from Oneness Pentecostalism to Catholicism and responding to Protestant friends seeking biblical evidence for Catholic claims. Other topics include the removal of books from the Bible and the doctrine of the papacy.

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