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Santa Claus is here with a special message for all of God's children, but first Ellen has a few recommendations for the rest of your Advent and Christmas seasons. 0:00 Three recommendations 9:50 Fr. McCarthy, Notre Dame, CIA, and DOW Chemical 15:00 Side note about Fr. McCarthy and Fr. Peyton Santa video (without intro by Ellen) to share with your friends: https://youtu.be/K0u7PVOmU-g Mentione...

Jim Douglass, author, Catholic Worker, and lifelong peace and justice activist, explains the importance of Christ's command to "love your enemies" (MT 5:44), recounting an experience he had with an "enemy" within the Church during the Second Vatican Council.  He also explains how John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev's own version of love of enemies allowed them to work...

Eric Morris recently discovered CAM and reached out to find out how he could join us. He talks to us today about his reasons for joining the military, why he "gets in a funk" around Veterans Day, and where he received his moral and spiritual formation when it comes to issues of war and peace. (Hint: It wasn't the Catholic Church.) 0:00 Eric's background and early influences 5:0...

Andrew Bacevich was born and raised a Catholic in Indiana, graduated from West Point in 1969, served in Vietnam, and had a career in the Army until 1992, achieving the rank of Colonel. He obtained a Ph. D. from Princeton in American Diplomatic History. He has taught at Boston University and written many books, including "The New American Militarism" (2005), and "The Limits of Power:...

Dr. E. Michael Jones returns to review the film "The Divine Plan" (2019), which celebrates the alliance between President Reagan and Pope John Paul II during the Cold War, and to give his thoughts on "You might be a CIA Catholic if..." 0:00 Dr. Jones's thoughts on the film 3:29 Who violated the treaty that Reagan and Gorbachev sign at the end of the film? 13:00 Dr. Jones o...

Fr. Tim Taugher, pastor at Saint Francis of Assisi parish in Binghamton, New York, is here to talk about the upcoming Triennial National Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, happening this weekend  (November 9-10, 2019) in parishes across the country. He explains why he sent a letter to his bishop back in 2013, refusing to take up the collection, and why he won't be takin...

Ellen analyzes two concurrent events of the past week: the throwing of the “Pachamama" statues into the Tiber River in Rome, and the trial of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 in Brunswick, Georgia. What do these two events have in common? How are they different? And why are most Catholics likely to be interested in (or informed about) only one or the other? 0:00 Background of the two events 4:21 Si...

Judy Coode is the project coordinator for the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative (CNI) and a staff member of Pax Christi International. She  organized two conferences at the Vatican on Just Peace and Nonviolence (in 2016 and 2019), the first of which was likely a major impetus for Pope Francis writing his World Peace Day message in 2017: "Nonviolence: A Style of Politics for Peace." She joi...

Today (October 11, 2019) is the twenty-first anniversary of the canonization of Edith Stein (Saint Theresa Benedicta of the Cross). Fr. McCarthy tells us about his connection with this fascinating woman, how he came to name one of his daughters after her, and how a prayer tree to Edith Stein resulted in the miraculous healing of his daughter in 1987. In the first twenty minutes, we talk about the...

Excerpts from G.K. Chesterton's biography "Saint Francis of Assisi" tell the story of the collapse of Francesco Bernardone's military ambitions and the birth of new dreams. 0:00   Early encounter with a beggar 6:34   Prisoner of war 11:06 Sickness hits 12:00   The Church at this time in history 14:30   A vision "splendid with swords" 16:27   Francis confronts his bigg...

Father McCarthy returns to explain the difference between pacifism and Gospel Nonviolence and to answer some of your listener questions. Also covered are the events of September 11th, the sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church, and censorship by both church and state. 0:00 Is Gospel Nonviolence "pacifism"? 23:55 "Pacifism" and "the greatest treason" 27:55 Discussio...

Fr. Brian joins us to talk about the plight of refugees, which he witnessed while traveling abroad with Catholic Relief Services. Also discussed are his thoughts on preaching, how he "teaches peace" on a parish level, and why he takes pride in the Catholic Church. He is currently a priest at Transfiguration Catholic Church in Atlanta. 1:00 Meet Fr. Brian 3:05 Fr. Brian "dishes"...

On April 4, 2018, seven Catholic activists entered the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in St. Mary's Georgia to symbolically disarm the Trident nuclear submarines housed there. They are now awaiting trial and face up to 25 years in prison. On this week of their upcoming oral arguments in Georgia, which coincides with the anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, three of them, Mar...

Fr. McCarthy returns to tell us about the 37th Annual 40 Day Fast for the Truth of Gospel Nonviolence, which begins on July 1 and ends on August 9. Listeners are invited to fast over the next 40 days and may wish to use this time to go deeper into the spirituality of Gospel Nonviolence by listening to "Behold the Lamb," a professionally recorded retreat that was given by Fr. McCarthy at...

Peter Lucier served as a Marine Infantryman from 2008-13 and deployed to Afghanistan from 2011-13. His writing has been published in America, The Revealer, and Task & Purpose, among other venues. Today he talks about why we have war, why he went to war, and the path of reconciliation he found upon coming home. 0:00 Intro and background on the article "Not Your Messiah" 4:12 Do we nee...

Terrence Malick's new film, "A Hidden Life," debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May (2019). The movie is about Franz Jaggerstatter, an Austrian farmer and a Catholic who refused to serve in Hitler's army and, as a result, was executed on Aug. 9, 1943. In this episode, Jack Gilroy,  a founding member of the American group "Friends of Franz," gives us the inside sco...

May 30th is the feast day of Saint Joan of Arc, an uneducated peasant girl from France who lived during the Hundred Years war. At the age of 13, she began hearing voices that told her what she must do to save France. Five years later, she dressed as a boy, rode across the countryside, and led an expeditionary force into battle. She was eventually tried for heresy and burned at the stake. Fr. McCar...

John Carmody served as a 2nd Lieutenant Platoon Commander in Vietnam from 1967-68 in an area called Leatherneck Square, nestled near the DMZ. He talks about the "unbridled brutality of war" and explains why it is "a sick process." He also talks to us about his work with PeaceTrees Vietnam, his thoughts on PTSD and Just War Theory, and how he came to be the Founder and Director...

Editor of Culture Wars magazine, Dr. E. Michael Jones, talks about his antiwar views, and explains how "Americanism" has compromised the Catholic Church.  Find us at: www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.com Find him at: www.culturewars.com Mentioned in the podcast:  TESTEM BENEVOLENTIAE NOSTRAE: Concerning New Opinions, Virtue, Nature And Grace, With Regard To Americanism , by Pope Leo XIII S...

Our guests is Rev. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy is a priest of the Eastern Rite (Byzantine-Melkite) of the Catholic Church in communion with the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. For over forty-five years he directed retreats throughout the world on the issue of the relationship of faith and violence, and the Nonviolent Jesus and His Way of Nonviolent Love of friends and enemies. He has been nominated for th...

Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy speaks to us about his books recently made available in the second edition on Amazon: "All Things Flee Thee for Thou Fleest Me" and "Just War Theory: The Logic of Deceit". Additional topics include: Tradition vs. tradition in the Catholic Church; orthodox vs. heterodox beliefs; authority; conscience; and what a person who has the leisure to study o...