Catholic Connection – November 12, 2013

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Description: Every pope is by definition a remarkable man. But the popes whose stories you’ll read here were chosen because they reveal how the papacy itself developed. Their lives show us how Christ kept his promise to his bride, the Church—not only in her health but also in her sickness. The great popes advanced our understanding of Christian doctrine. But even more remarkable, the worst popes could do nothing to damage the teaching of the Church. That’s why, even in its darkest moments, the story of the papacy is a story of triumph. And that’s why it’s worth knowing these popes. (Originally aired October 29, 2013)
Segment Guests:
- Mike Aquilina
  
  Mike Aquilina is author or editor of more than forty books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He is co-host, with Scott Hahn, of eight series that air on EWTN. Mike’s career in publishing spans three decades, and hundreds of his articles have appeared in periodicals and journals in the United States and abroad.
- Resources:
- - Book(s):
    - Good Pope, Bad Pope: Their Lives, Our Lessons (http://catalog.franciscanmedia.org/Product.aspx?ProductCode=T36628)
  - Website(s):
    - Mike Aquilina (http://mikeaquilina.com)

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Description: Before becoming Pope Francis, Fr. Jorge Bergoglio, as a Jesuit priest in Argentina, served the Jesuit order and the Church in a variety of functions: professor, spiritual director, master of novices, provincial, and eventually Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires. This fascinating new look at Pope Francis presents the personal insights of ten Jesuits, many who have known him since his first days as a Jesuit, and were interviewed for this book shortly after he was elected the Pope. Some were his professors, some his peers, and some younger Jesuits who were his students. Also interviewed for this book are non-Jesuits, including an Argentine senator, a prominent rabbi, a priest working in the slums of Buenos Aires that Bergoglio often visited. (Originally aired October 29, 2013)
Segment Guests:
- Alejandro Bermúdez
  Executive Director , Catholic News Agency
  Alejandro Bermúdez, born in Lima, Perú, is the Director of the largest Catholic news Agency in Spanish, ACI-Prensa, and the Executive Director of the Catholic News Agency. He is the host of the show "Cara a Cara" on EWTN in Spanish, and has been a guest commentator on religious issues for the New York Times. He translated Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio's book, On Heaven and Earth, into English.
- Resources:
- - Book(s):
    - Pope Francis: Our Brother, Our Friend (http://www.ignatius.com/Products/OBP-H/pope-francis-our-brother-our-friend.aspx)

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Catholic Connection – November 12, 2013 – Hour 2