An ordinary woman who has experienced extraordinary grace and wow, look what God has done!  Abby Johnson, author of “unPlanned: the dramatic true story of a former Planned Parenthood leader’s eye-opening journey across the life line”, a courageous woman who has brought forward not just the Planned Parenthood story (at times nightmarish in their behavior), but more importantly, her story…the journey of conversion, forgiveness, and witness.  She didn’t go looking for the spotlight, but she didn’t say “no” when it fell on her and now she is standing up for life and exposing the reality of Planned Parenthood and the beautiful options for life that are truly available.  She can truly say, with all integrity, that she knows both sides of the battle, and she is choosing life!  Be sure to get the “Catholic Edition” by Ignatius Press. 

Visit Abby’s website here.


You can pick up the book here

A recent interview with former Planned Parenthood manager, recent Catholic convert and super-nice lady Abby Johnson.

Enjoy.

In this audio, Dr. J. Budziszewski is interviewed on the CrossExamined (Protestant) radio show on the topic of the moral law. This includes a discussion of his newest book The Line Through The Heart, as well as discussion of the moral argument for the existence of God and more.

Full MP3 Audio here. (48 minutes)

Some of J. Budziszewski's books:
• The Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction 
• Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law 
• Ask Me Anything: Provocative Answers for College Students 
• Ask Me Anything 2: More Provocative Answers for College Students

Enjoy.

HT: Apologetics315

On Wednesday 26th October, 2011, Protestant apologist William Lane Craig debated Peter Atkins on the topic: Does God Exist? This debate took place at the University of Manchester  as part of the UK Reasonable Faith Tour with William Lane Craig.



Quite frankly, it's as good a fight as I've seen any atheist put up against WLC.  

Video can be found on YouTube here. Craig's previous debate with Atkins can be found in the debate feed at Apologetics315 (Protestant site).

Full Debate MP3 Audio here (1hr 50min)

Enjoy.
HT: Apologetics315 

Just a reminder that they're still doing awesome things at the Institute of Catholic Culture, such as the following:

Lecture Title:	Presenter(s):
Original Sin	Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Creation or Evolution: What Does the Church Really Teach?	Fr. William Saunders
Liturgiam Authenticam: The True Story Behind the New Translation of the Roman Missal	Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky
The Holy Mass: Reform, Ruin & Restoration	Dr. Daniel G. Van Slyke
The Roots of Modernism	Dr. William Marshner

That is all.

Maggie Gallagher,  President of The Institute for Marriage and Public Policy and Dale Carpenter, University of Minnesota Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law presented their views on the Same Sex Marriage Amendment at the Murphy Institute's inaugural debate on public policy issues for the 2012 elections.


Video after the jump.

How great a name is that?!?

The Argument of the Month is a forum for Catholic Men to hear and discuss various apologetics topics. Well...I say apologetics, but it's not that narrow.  Take, for example, these talks on Social Justice by famed Chestertonian Dale Ahlquist:

Catholic Social Teaching: Why both Liberals AND Conservatives Get it Wrong!	Dale Ahlquist	02/12/2008	Talk/Debate	MP3	Download
Catholic Social Teaching: Why both Liberals AND Conservatives Get it Wrong!	Dale Ahlquist	02/12/2008	Q&A	MP3	Download

Or, to change gears, this talk about whether Catholics can be masons (answer: no!):

Can Catholics be Masons?	John Salza, Dustin Dufault	01/11/2011	Talk/Debate	MP3	Download
Can Catholics be Masons?	John Salza, Dustin Dufault	01/11/2011	Q&A	MP3	Download

Naturally, they also have the standard mean-and-potatoes Sola Scriptura debates, Contra Modernism talks, etc.  Go check them out for yourself -- well worth it.

Protestant apologist and iterate worker in the vineyard William Lane Craig had a recent debate with Stephen Law at Westminster Hall on the topic: Does God Exist?


Full Debate MP3 Audio here. (2hr 15min.)  Video below.  Enjoy.

Thanks to First Things, I was made aware of this feature at Columbia Catholic Ministry's website:

Father Neuhaus's Homilies

The late Father Richard Neuhaus of First Things had preached at Columbia during springs semesters. His homilies are available below for downloading.

Spring 2008 January 27th February 3rd March 20th April 13th April 27th May 4th

Spring 2007 January 21st January 28th February 4th Feburary 11th February 18th Feburary 25th March 4th March 25th April 7th April 14th

Spring 2005 January 23rd January 30th February 6th February 13th February 20th February 27th April 3rd

...he just gets better with age.

Here is his latest.  I can't sum it up better than the title at his website.

If Einstein Had Been a Surfer — NEW Sep 2011 — Rediscovering the right brain

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From EWTN's write-up of the show (with speaker bios):

Prefigured in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New, the biblical story of the Mass spans the breadth of Scripture and beyond. What Jesus began on Calvary culminated in everlasting glory in the heavenly sanctuary, and is made present on earth every time the Church celebrates the Sacrifice of the Mass. Join Father Wade Menezes and EWTN Theology Advisor Tom Nash as they explore The Biblical Story of the Mass.

Teaser below, but get the whole series at EWTN.

Program Name:	On Earth as It Is in Heaven: Rediscovering the Biblical Story of the Mass
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	Series Name:	The Biblical Story of the Mass Tom Nash, Fr. Wade Menezes
	Host:	Tom Nash, Fr. Wade Menezes
	Date Produced:	7/28/2011
	Description:	The biblical story of the Mass didn’t begin at the Last Supper and Good Friday, nor did it end there. Sacrifices from Abel and Abraham to Melchizedek and Moses set the stage for Jesus Christ, “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” The Mass sacramentally re-presents or makes present again Christ’s one Sacrifice of Calvary, which began on the Cross and culminated in everlasting glory in the heavenly sanctuary.

HT to Dave

Can't say I'm a huge fan of the recording (Ray Clare's style simply isn't mine), but this is what my book club is reading this month.  Feel free to join us and give it a listen.  You can download in different formats and chapter-by-chapter at the source, Librivox.

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

by G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)

While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: “Forward, my beauty, my Arab,” he said, patting the omnibus encouragingly, “fleetest of all thy bounding tribe”), it is also an adventure story: Chesterton is not afraid to let blood be drawn in his battles, fought with sword and halberd in the London streets, and Wayne thinks up a few ingenious strategies; and, finally, the novel is philosophical, considering the value of one man’s actions and the virtue of respect for one’s enemies. (Summary from Wikipedia)

• Gutenberg e-text
• Wikipedia – G. K. Chesterton
• Wikipedia – “The Napoleon of Notting Hill”
• M4B audiobook of complete book
• LibriVox’s The Napoleon of Notting HillInternet Archive page
• Zip file of the entire book 171.3 MB
• RSS feed · Subscribe in iTunes
Total running time: 5:56:47 Read by Ray Clare

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God and Modern Physics Podcast by Fr. Robert Spitzer S.J. Ph.d.  Afraid that's all I can tell you about it, except that the link was provided by long-time friend of the show, Filipino Catholic.  Much thanks.

Hi Ryan,

Anticipating the upcoming changes in translation of the Roman Missal, Fr John Riccardo held a 4 day mission with the goal of initiating a journey toward a greater understanding of the spiritual realities that occur during Mass. The focus then centers on the Eucharist.

From Sunday, March 13th, through Wednesday, March 16th, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish is conducting a parish mission titled Do This in Remembrance of Me. Fr. Riccardo is presenting evening sessions each night beginning at 7 PM. This is Fr. John's presentation from the Sunday evening session. His bibliography for the parish mission is available for download. 

The talks:

http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com/parish-mission-2011-monday-session 

http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com/parish-mission-2011-tuesday-session 

http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com/parish-mission-2011-wednesday-mass-homily

Take care,

Dave

I gave it a listen and it's good -- just make sure you're aware that the talks aren't about the new translation of the missal.  They're about the Eucharist.  So now that you know...enjoy!

The Rosary in Portuguese.  No need to elaborate.

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Matt Fradd from The Porn Effect has a new talk.  From his site:

Listen to my new talk: Taking Down Goliath. In the first part I share my story of being exposed to porn at a young age, falling into the habit and how byGod's grace began to find healing and freedom. In the second part I offer 5 practical strategies, or as I like to call them, 5 smooth stones to take down your Goliath. Give it a listen and pass it on!

Part 1
Download the mp3
Part 2
Download the mp3

Several folks, including Tim Staples & Mark Shea, gave some talks at Christendom College a year or two ago.  Christendom College put it on iTunes!

Here's THE LINK to iTunes. 

Tim Staples' talk is St. Paul and Justification.

Mark Shea's talk is St. Paul, Evangelization, and Apologetics.

The others were alright, but these were definitely the highlights.

Enjoy! 

...created an app you probably heard about: Confession - A Roman Catholic App.  It got mad press, including coverage on Good Morning, America, Instapundit, Fr. Z, Drudge, and even a Vatican statement. 

Long story short, he's at it again.  This time the apps are called eVotions:
He has apps for the two Saints and the Blessed pictured above.  He gave me copies of them to review.  Quick run-down:

• Eye-popping high-res pics / photos
• Prayers
• Novenas
• Novena alarms that remind you to pray every day
• Facts about the persons
• Introductions by Dr. Scott Hahn, Archbishop Chaput, and Lisa Hendey (respectively)

The JPII app is free, so go get your fix while coming down from last weekend's beatification.  The other two are worth the nominal fee, if for no other reason than you're supporting a fantastic reclamation of the intarwebs. 

I've been complaining for a while that we don't have any more great Catholic artists or architects.  Albeit in a different medium, this is a significant step in the right direction.  Support the arts and get cyber-holy all at once.  Go to the iTunes App Store and pick up the eVotions for St. Joseph, St. Gianna, and Bl. John Paul II.

Just in case you were running low on audio, here you can find some G. K. Chesterton audiobooks:

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	Title & Author	Description
	Eugenics and Other Evils Gilbert Keith Chesterton	"Eugenics and Other Evils," by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. I think G.K. Chesterton explains his book rather well in his introduction, but it might help to start with a sense of the time in question. Chesterton started work on Eugenics and Other Evils in about 1910, but it was not completed and published until 1922. In his own introduction he talks about the period before and after "The War." The war he refers to is now called World War One. We now have a distaste for the word Eugenics,...
	Heretics G.K. Chesterton	"Heretics," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1905. Read by David "Grizzly" Smith. Chesterton had a sense of humor, had a sense of drama, and had sense. He was a man of strong opinions, and quite willing to argue vehemently for his own opinions, even with his friends -- and they remained his friends -- like George Bernard Shaw and Rudyard Kipling. Seems to me that is hard to find anymore. He wrote prolifically. He wrote humor. He wrote mystery novels,...
	Orthodoxy G.K. Chesterton	"Orthodoxy," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1908. Read by David "Grizzly" Smith. "The only possible excuse for this book is that it is an answer to a challenge. Even a bad shot is dignified when he accepts a duel." This is how Chesterton explains "Orthodoxy," the sequel to Heretics. "I have attempted in a vague and personal way, in a set of mental pictures rather than in a series of deductions, to state the philosophy in which I have come to believe. I...

William Lane Craig vs. Sam Harris Debate Audio

In this audio from the University of Notre Dame that took place on April 7, 2011, Protestant Apologist William Lane Craig and noted Atheist Sam Harris debate the topic: Is Good From God? In other words, "Are the foundations of moral value natural or supernatural?"

For more info on the debate, see the Notre Dame video page here.

Full Debate MP3 Audio here (120 min)


*HT to Apologetics315.