TCA Radio Podcast – “Conversations with Consequences”. Episode 9: The late Justice Antonin Scalia, as remembered by his son Chris TCA’s Grazie Christie, Maureen Ferguson and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer welcome Christopher Scalia to speak about “On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer.” This gem of a book…

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1. Christians Chip In and Drive Protests Against the Mainland. By Javier C. Hernández, The New York Times, June 20, 2019, Pg. A12 Christians have been a visible part of the protests this month — among the largest in Hong Kong’s history — providing food…

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1. Democrats to pass spending bill with Hyde despite 2020 uproar. By Jessie Hellmann, The Hill Online, June 19, 2019 The House is poised to pass spending legislation on Wednesday that includes the Hyde Amendment, the decades-old ban on federal abortion funding that recently created…

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1. Is the Religious Right Privileged?, The history of race and religion under liberalism is a tangle, not just a morality play. By Ross Douthat, The New York Times, June 18, 2019 Which takes us from race to religion, from Serwer’s defense of America’s promise…

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1. Notre Dame Celebrates First Mass Since Fire. By Nick Kostov, The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2019, Pg. A18 Two months to the day since fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral and destroyed much of its roof and vaulted ceiling, the archbishop of Paris offered…

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TCA Radio Podcast – “Conversations with Consequences”. Episode 8:Building community by reading together, with the ladies of CanaVox Our host Grazie is joined by our TCA colleges Maureen and Andrea for a fascinating conversation with two of the founders of Canavox.com. Dr. Ana Samuel and Ana…

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1. African-American Priest, Born a Slave, Closer to Sainthood. By Francis X. Rocca, The Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2019, Pg. A3 Pope Francis decreed the “heroic virtues” of the first African-American Catholic priest, thereby bringing a man who was born into slavery in the…

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1. Justice Department sides with Maine families suing for right to use public funds for religious school. By Valerie Strauss, Washington Post Online, June 12, 2019, 7:00 AM The Justice Department is throwing its support to three families suing Maine’s education commissioner, alleging he discriminated…

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1. Prosecutors crack down on clergy abuse as bishops gather. By Juliet Linderman, Garance Burke and Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press, June 11, 2019, 8:16 AM Hundreds of boxes. Millions of records. From Michigan to New Mexico this month, attorneys general are sifting through files…

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1. Religious liberty and advocacy, with Montse Alvarado of Becket. “Conversations with Consequences,” Episode 7 Your TCA hosts Grazie Christie, Ashley McGuire and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer are joined in studio by Montserrat Alvarado, Vice President and Executive Director of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. A…

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