

Conversations with Consequences
The Catholic Association (TCA)
“Conversations with Consequences” is the voice of The Catholic Association, offering a weekly hour of thoughtful dialogue—with the leading thinkers of our time— on the most consequential issues of our day.
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Jan 19, 2024 • 54min
Ep. 248 Brian Clowes on March for Life & Tips for Building Stronger Families!
As tens of thousands march for LIFE in our nation's capital, we talk with Brian Clowes of Human Life International about ways to build a true culture of life in our post-Roe world. With the liberal media embracing open marriages and promoting polyamory, Ashley McGuire joins to discuss the true beauty of marriage and family, pointing to statistics that show married couples with children are the happiest! Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Jan 12, 2024 • 54min
Ep. 247 Sisters of Life on Life Fest & Katy Faust on Why Surrogacy is Child Trafficking
With March for Life events this month, we talk with Sister Ann Immaculee and Sister Marie Veritas of the Sisters of Life all about the profound experience at SEEK 2024 and what we can expect from the upcoming Life Fest! With the strong words from Pope Francis on the evils of surrogacy, we talk with Katy Faust of Them Before Us about the wounds that this inflicts on all involved. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Jan 5, 2024 • 54min
Ep. 246 Walk for Life West Coast Turns 20 & Remembering Benedict XVI!
With pro-life events kicking off across the country this month, we hear all about San Francisco's Walk for Life West Coast celebrating 20 years this January! Eva Muntean discusses headliners including Live Action's Lila Rose and pro-life momentum on the ground in California! As we remember Pope Benedict XVI marking one year since his passing, we revisit with Edward Pentin about his his life and legacy--and what we are still learning from this saintly man. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for this Sunday's Gospel as we celebrate the Epiphany. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Dec 28, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 245 Father Ben Kiely on Christmas in the Holy Land & Marie Miller Music!
As Christmas is cancelled in the Holy Land, Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org shares his thoughts on the plight of Christians in Bethlehem this winter. He also expounds on the latest news from the Vatican regarding same-sex blessings. Marie Miller also joins as she is pivoting away from secular music to songs with a Catholic and faith-filled focus. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily on the Holy Family and Mary, Mother of God as we look to this Sunday's Gospel and NYE. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Dec 22, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 244 Archbishop Cordileone on a Very Marian Advent & Keara Burke on Losing a Child to Trisomy 18
As we head into the last weekend of Advent and prepare our hearts for the Nativity of Our Lord, Archbishop Cordileone joins on ways to spend our last days of Advent with Mary, sharing two new Advent carols, including a musical version of setting G.K. Chesterton’s poem, 'A Christmas Carol.' With a Texas abortion case making headlines recently, Mary Fiorito introduces us to Keara Burke who tells us all about her son Rory who lived a short 6 days after being born with Trisomy 18. Burke shares her own journey and what we can learn when we follow God's will over our own. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for not only the last Sunday of Advent but Christmas day! Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Dec 15, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 243 Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Flower Prophecy & Jerry Jenkins Talks The Chosen!
As we celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe this week, we hear about a new book entitled: Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy. Joseph and Monique Gonzalez trace how God prepared the Americas for conversion before Our Lady even appeared. We also chat with Jerry Jenkins about The Chosen and his book series that fleshes out the show's characters even more--in an effort to share the Gospel message with even more fans of the show. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday ay 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Dec 8, 2023 • 52min
Ep. 242 Cardinal Burke on Our Lady of Guadalupe & Brad Wilcox Talks Adolescent Mental Health
As we prepare for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe next week and the Immaculate Conception this week, Cardinal Raymond Burke joins to discuss his beautiful devotion to Our Lady and the shrine in La Crosse, Wisconsin that just celebrated its 15th anniversary this year. We also speak with Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project about an intriguing new study that shows how parenting is key when trying to protect and nourish a child's adolescent mental health. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Dec 1, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 241 Dr. Paul Shrimpton on White Rose & Mary Rose Somarriba Talks Verily Mag!
With the rise of anti-semitism on college campuses, Dr. Paul Shrimpton shares the history of the White Rose discussing his book, Conscience before Conformity: Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Resistance in Nazi Germany. Mary Rose Somarriba also joins with Ashley McGuire to discuss a new era of Verily Magazine, "home for content that elevates the everyday." Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Nov 22, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 240 Best Classic Films for Family Movie Night & Litany of Humility
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, Ashley McGuire offers her top 5 classic films to watch with your family this winter, movies that "open the minds of children to deeper themes about truth and virtue and tell grand stories that expand their intellectual horizons." We also discuss the Litany of Humility as we strive to embrace a contemplative spirit this Advent. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for Christ the King Sunday! Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!

Nov 17, 2023 • 54min
Ep. 239 Darling Baby Indi Gregory and Fighting a Culture of Death
Tragic news out of the UK this past week with another infant dying as a ward of the state--Maureen Ferguson and Ashley McGuire discuss a critically ill infant, Indi Gregory and the fight her parents waged to save her life, amid glimpses of a spiritual warfare they encountered as her father felt "dragged to hell," inside a British courtroom. We also revisit with John Bursch of Alliance Defending Freedom discussing the church's clear teaching on gender ideology with his new book, Loving God’s Children. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!