Church & Synagogue
INFLUENCE OF FAITH,
EFFORTS AT HEALING
This week on “Free Expression”…
Andrea Villeneuve, professor at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, discusses efforts to counter animosities between Jews and Christians.
Then, author, speaker and TV host Fr. Michael Orsi examines Catholic influence on the national character of the United States.
Listen at…
https://billkassel.podbean.com/e/free-expression-episode-190/
Promise or Threat?
THE GOOD, BAD & UGLY OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
This week on “Free Expression”…
Pope Leo’s encyclical on Artificial Intelligence is examined by Fr. Philip Larrey, who specializes in the philosophy of science and technology at Boston College.
Then, Dcn. Tom Loewe, co-host of Ave Maria Radio’s “Notes from Above” (one of the longest-running shows on Catholic Radio), looks at the detrimental effects of A.I. on popular music.
Listen at…
https://billkassel.podbean.com/e/free-expression-episode-189/
Straws in the Wind?
TRENDS, RISKS & PORTENTS
TOUCHING FAITH & FREEDOM
Leftist influence in the Vatican is the lead topic of this week’s “Free Expression,” as Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute discusses recent Church-sponsored gatherings of Marxist groups.
Then pollster Hans Plate of the Vinea Research Group cites a recent survey showing an uptick in participation in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
And Cary Davis, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, shares a cautionary tale about the legal risks of posting memes online.
Listen at:
https://billkassel.podbean.com/e/free-expression-episode-188/
Secrets, Needs & Anxieties
WHAT’S GOING ON IN SCHOOLS
AND INSIDE OUR MINDS
Child advocate Patty McKernan looks at secret gender grooming of kids in schools.
Then policy analyst Leah Libresco discusses the spiritual value of depending on others.
And psychological counsellor Catherine DiNuzzo explores Catholic approaches to relieving our anxieties.
Listen at: https://billkassel.podbean.com/e/free-expression-episode-187/
Monarchs & Travelers
CONSIDERING KINGS AND
ENCOUNTERING SAINTS
This week on “Free Expression,” historian Jeb Smith explores the virtues of monarchy.
Then Catholic author Lisa Hendey discusses the new video series based on her “Chime Travelers” children’s books.
Listen at…
https://billkassel.podbean.com/e/free-expression-episode-186/
Dancing Around Hate
CHINESE COMMUNISM AND
THE SPLC UNDER SUSPICION
This week on “Free Expression” we consider the criminal charges brought against the Southern Poverty Law Center — from the viewpoint of Jennifer Roback Morse, whose Ruth Institute was listed as a “hate group” by the SPLC.
Then, filmmaker Steve Lance discusses his new documentary on Shen Yun, a U.S.-based dance company being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party for highlighting the culture of China as it was before the coming of Communism.
Listen at…
https://billkassel.podbean.com/e/free-expression-episode-185/
Reaching Out & Journeying
EFFECTIVE USE OF MEDIA
& THE IMPACT OF TRAVEL
On this week’s episode of “Free Expression” Franciscan Friar Fr. Casey Cole discusses evangelizing young people through effective use of social media. Then…
Catholic entrepreneur Peter Giersch describes how a pilgrimage changed his life.
Listen in at:
https://billkassel.podbean.com/e/free-expression-episode-184/
Profit & Coercion
FORCING GENDER IDEOLOGY
FROM START TO FINISH
This week on “Free Expression,” civil liberties attorney Martin Nussbaum explores why New York State is forcing gender ideology on the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, a community of nuns that care for the dying.
Then journalist Anita Bartholomew examines how doctors and hospitals profit from exploiting young people confused about their gender.
Listen online at:
https://billkassel.podbean.com/e/free-expression-episode-183/