Conversations with Consequences

Mary Hasson of the Ethics and Public Policy Center joins the Catholic Association’s Dr. Grazie Christie,  Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, and Ashley McGuire in a new episode of Conversations with Consequences. Mary breaks down the real threat of gender ideology within public schools and why it's time to Get Out Now! Mary also shares her important work bringing Catholic women and thought leaders together spearheading the Catholic Women's Forum. and she gives some insight on what we might expect from the much anticipated McCarrick report. Tune in every Saturday at 5pm ET on EWTN radio!

Congressman Chris Smith, representing New Jersey's 4th congressional district joins the Catholic Association’s Dr. Grazie Christie, Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, and Maureen Ferguson in a new episode of Conversations with Consequences. The congressman shares his longtime record defending the rights of the unborn and the recent Human Trafficking summit, marking 20 years of his own Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. Father Roger Landry also joins with an inspiring homily for this Sunday's readings. Tune in LIVE at 5pm ET on EWTN radio.

George Weigel, Distinguished Fellow at Washington, DC’s Ethics and Public Policy Center joins the Catholic Association’s Dr. Grazie Christie and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer in this inaugural episode of Conversations with Consequences. The three discuss Cardinal George Pell’s upcoming appeal to Australia’s high court, Cardinal Sarah’s book on priestly celibacy, the Oscar-nominated film “The Two Popes” and advice for Catholics in 2020. Father Roger Landry ends the show sharing a beautiful homily on the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord. Join us every Saturday at 5pm ET on the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network.

Father Christopher Pollard, Pastor of St. John the Beloved parish in McLean, VA joins Dr. Grazie Christie and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer to discuss the traditional Latin Mass; it's beauty and reverence, and its growing popularity. Father Roger Landry also offers a moving homily for this upcoming Sunday Mass on this week's Conversations with Consequences.

Dr. Grazie Christie and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer are joined by the illustrious Mary Hallan FioRito --an attorney, public speaker, and commentator on issues involving women’s leadership in the Catholic Church. We delve into the extraordinary life of Cardinal Francis George as Mary remembers him. We round out the hour with a moving homily from Father Roger Landry. https://shalomworld.org/show/glorious-lives https://eppc.org/author/mary_fiorito/ https://www.ncregister.com/blog/fatherlandry/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-catholic-homily

[Please note: This is a replay of one of our most popular episodes from last July. Enjoy!] Public education in America is in a sorry state; maybe it's time to "Get Out Now." The greatest threat to our children is not poor academic performance but the push for ideological conformity in the classroom. Promoting gender ideology, kicking God out of the classroom, and encouraging a victim mentality are pillars of today's "progressive" curriculum for public school students in America. Parents can't opt their children out. Even teachers feel compelled to go along. What is the answer? Mary Hasson, the Ethics and Public Policy Center's Kate O'Beirne Fellow, and Theresa Farnan, Phd. in philosophy, argue that the best answer is to GET OUT NOW! These two delightful women join TCA colleagues Dr. Grazie Christie, Ashley McGuire and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer to discuss the exhaustively researched new book "Get Out Now: Why You Should Pull Your Child from Public School Before It's Too Late." This is an important podcast for all parents and people interested in America's future. Maybe public schools can be fixed, but not soon enough for today's children. Helpful links: www.eppc.org www.amazon.com/Get-Out-Now-Shoul…&s=gateway&sr=8-1 www.usccb.org/bible/readings/010620.cfm

Your hosts Dr. Grazie Christie and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer are joined by Michele Burke Bowe, who tells them all about how Holy Family Hospital in Jesus’ hometown of Bethlehem is helping poor families, and especially pregnant mothers and babies, in Palestine. This year there have been nearly 5,000 babies safely delivered at the hospital. Michele is president of the Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem Foundation. Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem is a Catholic teaching hospital with a state-of-the-art maternity and neonatal critical care center serving poor and at-risk women, infants, and children throughout the West Bank of Palestine, and is supported by the Order of Malta. Shownotes: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/122919.cfm https://birthplaceofhope.org/

Your hosts Dr. Grazie Christie and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer discuss their favorite Advent and Christmas traditions with Father Christopher Pollard, who is pastor of St. John the Beloved parish in McLean, VA. They discuss German Christmas traditions that Father experienced growing up with two parents who were converts to the faith; Grazie’s Christmas experiences growing up in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States; Andrea talks about her experience of Christmas traditions in Colombia; Lessons and Carols, which comes from the Church of England tradition; the Jesse Tree; and more. Subscribe to the show on any podcast app! Shownotes: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/122219.cfm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Ma%C3%B1anitas https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=545 http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/advent/festival-of-lessons-and-carols.cfm

Your hosts Dr. Grazie Christie and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer are joined by human trafficking expert Laura Bramon to talk about a Catholic vision of sexuality; healing from the violence of human trafficking; efforts to legalize prostitution around the world; sex slavery and trafficking as it is used by genocidal aggressors (in this case ISIS over the Yazidis); agency and freedom in relation to sexuality; runaway and homeless youth; and more. Laura is Senior Program Manager for Child Protection and Education at World Vision, a global Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families, and communities in over 100 countries. Shownotes: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/121519.cfm https://www.worldvision.org/

Your hosts Dr. Grazie Christie and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer are joined by Father Charles Trullols and Emma Boyle, who both work with the Catholic Information Center in Washington D.C., a chapel and bookstore dedicated to Catholic formation and located in the heart of the city. Father Trullols is both the director and spiritual director of the center, and Emma is director of operations at the Leonine Forum, one of CIC’s projects that aims to reach young professionals in a number of major cities around the country with educational events and pilgrimages. Shownotes: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/120819.cfm https://www.amazon.com/Last-Homily-Conversations-Arne-Panula/dp/1949013014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Ik6XbKJnw&feature=share https://leonineforum.org/ https://cicdc.org/ https://cicdc.org/donate/ Twitter: @CICDC