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    Catholics Against Militarism (CAM) is an informal, grassroots, Internet-based movement of lay Catholics that seeks to identify and respectfully challenge militaristic attitudes in the U.S. Catholic Church. We conduct interviews with Catholics and other Catholic groups who are: 1) successfully registering dissent at the parish level, 2) raising awareness of the dangers of militarism through dialogue with fellow believers, and 3) spurring deeper, more honest reflection on the role of violence in our world.
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    Episode 71: The Hunger Games, What Catholics Missed

    Episode 71: The Hunger Games, What Catholics Missed

    Anyone can take this class at any time as an independent study. Recommended for individuals, parents and teens, families, church groups and book clubs: https://bit.ly/3Ov2l4m

    The original version of this essay was published on Dec. 11, 2013, and can be found at LewRockwell.com: 
    https://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/12/ellen-finnigan/what-catholics-got-wrong-about-the-hunger-games/

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    Episode 70: Bread Alone, a new online class!

    Episode 70: Bread Alone, a new online class!

    Anyone can take this class at any time as an independent study. Recommended for individuals, parents and teens, families, church groups and book clubs: https://bit.ly/3Ov2l4m

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    Episode 69: An Act of God

    Episode 69: An Act of God

    What do an earthquake in Turkey in 2023 and an extended monsoon season in Vietnam in the late 60s have in common?

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    Episode 68: Abortion and War

    Episode 68: Abortion and War

    Fr. McCarthy reflects on a personal experience and offers his thoughts on abortion and war.

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    Episode 67: An Imperative New Year's Resolution

    Episode 67: An Imperative New Year's Resolution

    Please watch this short video after you listen to this short presentation: https://youtu.be/Ebg2YnBj9II

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    Episode 66: A Christian Family-Values Saint

    Episode 66: A Christian Family-Values Saint

    A Reflection by Fr. McCarthy on the  Feast Day of the Holy Family. (Published one day late.)

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    Episode 65: Peter

    Episode 65: Peter

    I am inspired by my friend Peter's faith, and I thought it would be good to share with you some of his takes on life, God, society, and -- you know -- the point of it all, especially as we think at Christmas about the importance of charity. "The greatest of these is love."

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    (You can also check out Episode 45 to get a feel for Ellen's style of teaching. It might be better to watch on YouTube.) 

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    en-usDecember 29, 2022

    Episode 64: Advent Meditation Week 4

    Episode 64: Advent Meditation Week 4

    by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy. 

    Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy reads a reflection he wrote on Advent.

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    Episode 63: Advent Meditation Week 3

    Episode 63: Advent Meditation Week 3

    Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy's third reflection on Advent.

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    Episode 62: Advent Meditation Week 2

    Episode 62: Advent Meditation Week 2

    Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy reads a reflection he wrote on the second week of Advent.

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    Episode 60: Cardinal McElroy, and Applauding Evil

    Episode 60: Cardinal McElroy, and Applauding Evil

    A reflection on Cardinal McElroy and the U.S. Bishops, written on November 19, 2022, by Fr. McCarthy and recorded shortly thereafter.

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    Episode 59: E. Michael Jones on Abortion

    Episode 59: E. Michael Jones on Abortion

    E. Michael Jones returns for his third interview on the CAM podcast, this time about the overturning of Roe v. Wade and its aftermath.

    0:00 New book The Dangers of Beauty
    5:36 The soul
    8:36 Overturning of Roe vs. Wade
    ---Most significant event that has happened since, according to Dr. Jones
    ---Ben Shapiro's talk in South Bend
    16:44 Women, Abortion, and the Vote
    21:00 Who is James Carroll?
    --Antisemitism
    --Writing "fantasy" in The New Yorker
    27:00 Evolution and Abortion
    --Transformation and Change
    --"What idiotic evolutionists don't understand"
    --Do Catholics "deny time and change"?
    39:09 Ben Shapiro
    41:50 Dave Chappelle's SNL monologue
    45:55 Pre-Socratic thought
    50:27 Logos Rising class with Dr. Jones? 
    53:22 Quick take on 2020 madness
    55:21 Random final questions

    Links will be added soon!....

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    Episode 58: November 11

    Episode 58: November 11

    Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy reads a reflection he wrote on November 11, Armistice Day, Veterans Day, St. Martin of Tours Day.

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    Episode 57: Should a Christian vote? Parts 3 and 4

    Episode 57: Should a Christian vote? Parts 3 and 4

    Follow up to 2020's Parts I and 2 with Fr. McCarthy. And Ellen announces a new venture!

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    More about Teach to the Text:
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    First study: Let's Read The Iliad
    https://teach-to-the-text.teachable.c...

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    Episode 56: Protest Against the Metaverse

    Episode 56: Protest Against the Metaverse

    A personal narrative of a canoe trip taken July 29-Aug. 13, 1962, written by Fr. George Zabelka, found by Ellen and read here on Aug. 9th in memory of Fr. Zabelka, in celebration of life, and as a protest against the metaverse. 

    August 9, a book by Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy
    https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AUGUST-9-Book-by-Fr-Emmanuel-Charles-McCarthy.pdf

    OPENING HOMILY, TRINITY SITE, JULY 16, 2022
    https://youtu.be/Q4SPl-24j1Y

    CLOSING HOMILY, TRINITY SITE, JULY 16, 2022
    https://youtu.be/teIxGYCWVb4

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    Episode 54: Fr. McCarthy's First Homily

    Episode 54: Fr. McCarthy's First Homily

    August 9 marked the 40th anniversary of Fr. McCarthy's ordination. This is a recording of the homily he gave at his first Divine Liturgy (Mass) on September 13, 1981, previously heard only by the people who were there. It tells the story of an incredible 20-year journey that led a Roman Catholic boy from Boston to being ordained by Patriarch Maximus V as a married priest of the Melkite Rite on August 9, 1981 in Damascus, Syria; but even more importantly, it is the story of a God who knows each person intimately and loves each person infinitely. 

    Transcript of the homily can be found here: https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.o...

    Fr. McCarthy's related material

    August 9 (book): (link coming soon)

    Pondering a Miracle (essay/reflection): https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.o...

    Also on CAM:

    Episode 13: The Miracle of Edith Stein: https://youtu.be/s1VLV1m1hRA

    Episode 1: Author Interview with Rev. Charles McCarthy: https://youtu.be/M8LTAoheRpg

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    Episode 53: Rene Girard and Politics

    Episode 53: Rene Girard and Politics

    Guests Brian Jobe and Jordan Almanzar join us for a freewheeling conversation on the Catholic scholar Rene Girard, his thoughts and theories, and how we see them reflected in the world today.

    Dr. Jordan Almanzar earned his Ph.D. in History and Literature of Ancient Christianity from Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen, Germany. He currently teaches Latin and Greek at Magdalen College and Kolbe Academy.

    Brian Jobe studied Classics at the University of Washington and the University of California at Santa Barbara. His writing has been published at National Review Online, Korrektiv Press, Letter X Magazine, and Dappled Things.

    10:14 Girard and Politics
    ---two words for enemy: "inimicus" and "hostis"
    --Who is my enemy?
    18:40 The Two Tyrannies
    -- Satan as victim
    21:57 Just War Theory
    ---escalation to extremes
    ---categories of enemies
    --why Girard was rejected by so many Catholics
    28:52 Is violence the last taboo? Or do we minimize it?
    38:34 "History has meaning, and that meaning is terrifying."
    --skapegoating
    44:00 Loss of distinctions
    ---unsanctioned violence
    49:00 Jumping in the river to avoid the rain
    54:40 Supra-Christianity
    59:53 "They know not what they do."
    1:07:24 Recommendations for those who want to learn more about Rene Girard

    For an introduction to Girard, try this 5-part radio series by the Canadian Broadcasting Company, which includes an interview with Girard:
    https://auticulture.com/the-skapegoat-rene-girard-cbc-series-mp3-downloads/

    Books by Brian Jobe:

    Birds Nest in Your Hair
    https://www.amazon.com/Birds-Nest-Your-Hair-Brian/dp/0983151318/

    Words of the Day: Doggerel
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0983151334/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i0?pldnSite=1

    Books by Dr. Jordan Almanzar:

    He Whom a Dream Hath Possessed: The Life and Works of the American John Knox
    https://www.amazon.com/Whom-Dream-Hath-Possessed-Urchristentums-ebook/dp/B07QNGRJ8Y

    When the Earth was Flat: One Boy's Life at the Edge of the Millennium
    (memoir, forthcoming...)

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    Ep. 52: Should a Christian vote? Parts 1 & 2

    Ep. 52: Should a Christian vote? Parts 1 & 2

    Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy joins us to answer this important and thought-provoking question: Should a Christian vote?

    0:00 Intro
    4:39 The Smothers Brothers

    PART 1
    8:22 The perspective Fr. McCarthy is coming from
    11:53 Does Fr. McCarthy vote? Why or why not?
    19:55 Clinton vs. Bush, 1992 (example)
    25:13 The critical thing in society
    --crimes against humanity
    --the Patriot Act
    29:55 Concluding thoughts

    PART II
    30:23 What is the nature of government?
    -- Leo Tolstoy (quote)
    --Carl J. Friedrich, Professor of Government at Harvard U. (quote)
    39:32 Is this "Christian anarchism"?
    44:47 Should no one have this kind of authority over others?
    47:29 What about Section 2240 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
    --the word "authority"
    54:11 The U.S. Constitution and the Gospel
    --the balance of powers
    1:01:08 Summing up

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