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Catholic Intellectual, George Weigel, on Order and Truth
FromLighthouse Faith
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2019
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Podcast episode
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We live in tempestuous political times where respectful discourse has been replaced by virulent name-calling. Enter George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of Washington's Ethics and Public Policy Center, who talks about his most recent book, Today, says Weigel, "order is especially vulnerable under the cultural conditions of a postmodern world unsure about its grasp on the truth of anything." Weigel, one of the foremost experts on Catholicism today in the world, looks at Pope Francis' challenges as well as looking back on the heroic actions of Pope John Paul II."The Fragility of Order: Catholic Reflections on Turbulent Times.
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Released:
Dec 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
All Religions Condemn Suicide, and Yet Suicide Continues To Grow: With the recent celebrity suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, Lauren takes a look at suicide from a religious point of view with College of Holy Cross religion professor, Mathew Schmalz. He wrote an article called, "Why the Religions of the World Condemn Suicide", which basically explains why the vast majority of faiths, even with their differences in doctrine, agree on this subject that your life is not your own. But then the question remains, why the increase in suicides? Is it because of a corresponding rise in the number of people with no faith? We take a look at the issue of how our fractured, fast-paced and goal-oriented lives have contributed to the rise in suicides, which has become epidemic, and why faith communities can help turn the tide. by Lighthouse Faith