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Guests:

1. Michael Hichborn – Lepanto Institute
   
   • Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
   • ‘Dignitas Infinita’: New Vatican Document on Human Dignity Condemns Gender Transition, Surrogacy, Abortion
   • Three Heresies in “Dignitas Infinita.”
   • Cardinal Fernández calls for change to Catholic condemnation of homosexuality as ‘intrinsically disordered’
   • Live updates: ‘Dignitas infinita’ emphasizes ‘ontological dignity’
2. Paul Giesick – Twitter/X
   • PAUL GIESICK for U.S. Senate

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The News:

• Jessica Hanna, Catholic mother who chose life amid cancer battle, dies
• Woman shoots interstate drivers, says God told her to because of the eclipse, Florida police say
• Chinese Communist Party Suffocates Christians; The West Should Take Heed
• Bishop’s former secretary claims ‘hush money’ payments made to alleged victims
• FLORIDA BISHOPS SPEAK OUT AGAINST ‘DECEPTIVELY-WORDED’ PRO-ABORTION AMENDMENT
• Pro-Life Organizations Have Mixed Reactions to Donald Trump’s Abortion Position

Saint of the Day:

• St. Waltrude – Widow (d. 686 or 688) – daughter of Ss. Walbert and Bertilia, sister of St. Aldegonde, wife of St. Vincent Madelgarius, mother of four saints

Gospel of the Day:

John 3:7b-15

Jesus said to Nicodemus:
“‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus answered and said to him, ‘How can this happen?” Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this? Amen, amen, I say to you, we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

Guests:

1. Paul Zucarelli – Faith Understood – Branches Center
   
   • GET THE BOOK – Faith Understood: An Ordinary Man’s Journey to the Presence of God

Other Links:

• Vatican Document – Dignitas Infinita
• Vatican Press Conference for the Presentation of “Dignitas Infinitas”
• 54-Day Rosary Novena – Intention: the conversion of the wolves in the Church hierarchy
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The News:

• Loss of engine cover on Southwest Boeing 737-800 prompts FAA investigation
• Communion Wafers Found Discarded in Parking Lot of West Virginia Church After Easter Mass
• China Providing Geospatial Intelligence to Russia, US Warns
• Israel Withdraws Almost All Troops From Southern Gaza Ahead of Rafah Operation
• Elon Musk Says X Will Defy Order From Brazil’s Supreme Court After Twitter Files
• Diocese of Rome Shake-Up: Pope Francis Transfers Vicar to Vatican Post

Saint of the Day:

• St. Gabriel – Archangel – Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

Gospel of the Day:

John 1:26-38

The angel Gabriel was sent from God
to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,
of the house of David,
and the virgin’s name was Mary.
And coming to her, he said,
“Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.”
But she was greatly troubled at what was said
and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Then the angel said to her,
“Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,
and you shall name him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,
and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
But Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be,
since I have no relations with a man?”
And the angel said to her in reply,
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative,
has also conceived a son in her old age,
and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God.”
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word.”
Then the angel departed from her.

Guests:

1. Bret Thoman – Books – St. Francis Pilgrimages
   
   • The Life of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina: Mystery, Miracles, and Mission
   • The Diary of Lucia Fiorentino: Mystic, Visionary, and Early Spiritual Daughter of Padre Pio

Other Links:

• Richard Dawkins: I’m a Cultural Christian
• Has the PERSECUTION of Christians Begun in America?
• Why paganism and witchcraft are making a comeback
• HOMILY OF HIS EMINENCE CARD. JOSEPH RATZINGER Monday 18 April 2005
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part One | A Lenten Reading
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part Two | A Lenten Reading
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part Three | A Lenten Reading
• 54-Day Rosary Novena – Intention: the conversion of the wolves in the Church hierarchy
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The News:

• Ukraine Will Join NATO, Says Antony Blinken
• North Face Sponsors LGBT Overnight Camp For 12 Year Olds Where Children Perform In Drag
• MICHIGAN BISHOPS say SURROGACY LAW HARMFUL TO WOMEN
• Nebraska lawmakers overwhelmingly reject Trump-backed ‘winner-take-all’ electoral system
• Swiss Bishop Vitus Huonder dies at 81
• CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVOR FACES JAIL TIME FOR ‘BLOCKADE’ OF ABORTION FACILITY

Saint of the Day:

• St. Vincent Ferrer – Confessor (d. 1419) – “angel of the apocalypse” – preacher and wonder-worker

Gospel of the Day:

John 21:1-14

Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We also will come with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish. So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his garment, for he was lightly clad, and jumped into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards, dragging the net with the fish. When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you just caught.” So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord. Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish. This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead.

Guests:

1. Brent Haynes – Attorney, Political Analyst, Catholic Freedom Fighter
   
   • YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers
   • Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission
   • Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Against Catholic Charities Bureau
   • Wisconsin Supreme Court makes bad law in religious liberty case
   • Wisconsin Supreme Court Punishes Catholic Charities for Serving Everyone
2. Trapper Jack – Website – Podcasts
   • 2024 Total Eclipse: Where & When
   • April 8, 2024 Eclipse Will Pass Over 7 United States Cities Named Nineveh

Other Links:

• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part One | A Lenten Reading
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part Two | A Lenten Reading
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part Three | A Lenten Reading
• 54-Day Rosary Novena – Intention: the conversion of the wolves in the Church hierarchy
  • Partnering with Return to Tradition
• My Catholic Will – use promo code 14STATIONS
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The News:

• Wisconsin Voters Ban Private Funding of Elections
• Court rules that religious schools’ tax-exempt status does not make them subject to Title IX
• FEDS SUE UTAH FOR TRANS ‘DISCRIMINATION’
• Disney wins board after hedge fund attempts takeover
• Pope Francis says appointing Cardinal Sarah to Roman Curia may have been ‘a mistake’
• Boom in Muslim conversions to Christianity in France

Saint of the Day:

• St. Isidore of Seville – Bishop, Confessor & Doctor of the Church (d. 636) – Archbishop of Seville – author of the Etymologiae – unofficial patron of the Internet

Gospel of the Day:

Luke 24:35-48

The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and how they had come to recognize him in the breaking of bread.

While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of baked fish; he took it and ate it in front of them.

He said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said to them, Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.”

Guests:

1. Dr. Anthony Stine – Return to Tradition – YouTube
   
   • What will the new DDF document say?
   • Vatican to Publish Document on ‘Moral Questions’ Regarding Human Dignity, Gender, Surrogacy
   • Bishop Chaput Resists Francis Ahead of New Document

Other Links:

• ‘I’m 28. And I’m Scheduled to Die in May.’
• Euthanasia cases increased by 15% in Belgium in 2023
• Do you consider doctor-assisted suicide morally acceptable or morally wrong?
• Trust in the Lord and Persevere
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part One | A Lenten Reading
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part Two | A Lenten Reading
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part Three | A Lenten Reading
• 54-Day Rosary Novena – Intention: the conversion of the wolves in the Church hierarchy
  • Partnering with Return to Tradition
• My Catholic Will – use promo code 14STATIONS
• iCR+
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The News:

• Trump Posts Bond In NY Civil Fraud Case, Preventing Seizure Of His Assets
• Oregon governor signs law recriminalizing drug possession
• Statewide Emergency Declared in Indiana Ahead of Solar Eclipse
• North Korea Tests Missile Believed Capable of Hitting Japan and Guam
• Tesla’s first quarter EV sales fail to meet analysts’ expectations, and stocks fall
• 4 Killed, 700 Injured After Massive 7.4 Earthquake Shakes Taiwan, Damages Buildings

Saint of the Day:

• St. Richard of Chichester – Bishop & Confessor (d. 1253) – patron of coachmen – friend of St. Edmund of Canterbury

Gospel of the Day:

Luke 24:13-35

That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” And he replied to them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his Body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures. As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the Eleven and those with them who were saying, “The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

Guests:

1. Theoni Bell – Website
   
   • Jellybean: A Baby’s Journey to God
   • An Intercessor in Heaven: The Joy and Sorrow of Losing Unborn Babies
   • Wrestling with the Fate of the Unbaptized

Other Links:

• New evidence indicates Turin Shroud not a European forgery
  • Behind ‘The Mystery Man’ and the Shroud of Turin
  • SHROUD ENCOUNTER
  • What is the Shroud of Turin? Here’s What Science Says
  • Deacon-structing the Shroud of Turin: The facts
  • Holy Shroud of Turin’s Authenticity Can No Longer Be Disputed, Expert Asserts
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part One | A Lenten Reading
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part Two | A Lenten Reading
• Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence – Part Three | A Lenten Reading
• 54-Day Rosary Novena – Intention: the conversion of the wolves in the Church hierarchy
  • Partnering with Return to Tradition
• My Catholic Will – use promo code 14STATIONS
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The News:

• Washington archbishop says Biden ‘picks and chooses’ parts of Catholic faith
• Iran says Israel killed top Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders in Syria
• FLORIDA COURT ALLOWS PRO-LIFE LAW, and a PRO-ABORTION BALLOT MEASURE
• Google to Destroy Browsing Data to Settle Privacy Suit
• Rains Wash Away Part of California’s Iconic Highway 1 Near Big Sur
• GOVERNMENT-FUNDED DATABASE LISTS PRO-LIFERS AS TERRORISTS

Saint of the Day:

• St. Mary of Egypt – Penitent (d. ~5th century) – patroness of penitents and chastity

Gospel of the Day:

John 20:11-18

Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the Body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and then reported what he had told her.