In the Forum - With Sheila Liaugminas

Author Anthony DeStefano explains the story in his new Christmas children's book 'The Grumpy Old Ox', and what children of all ages can learn about pride, humility, and the joy of seeing with new eyes and feeling love with a renewed heart.

Most people have the will to win, but the will to prepare to win takes the power of self-discipline. Dr. Ryan Hanning, professor of philosophy and theology, co-authored a new book about knowing yourself and working on the virtues for lasting happiness. He talks with Sheila Liaugminas about making an action plan and persevering in it.

What are the true stakes of the choice before us this election? This election is a contest between two opposing worldviews, but many Americans are not aware that radical political ideologies are driving one of the parties that many people might vote for on election day. Sheila Liaugminas interviews Dr. Paul Kengor, Professor of Political Science at Grove City College--noted author and political historian--about the often-overlooked political ideology of the contemporary left. 

Bishop Thomas Paprocki discusses extraordinary and unprecedented measures taken in response to the pandemic, and the impact on society, communities and individuals. Bishop Paprocki emphasizes access to churches and sacraments as a priority in the moral and legal order.

Sheila speaks with Mary Hallan FioRito, Visiting Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., about the effort to win the Catholic vote in this critical election year. Sheila and Mary discuss the fundamental principles that define Catholic convictions about life, religious freedom, law, and responsibilities, and how Catholics will apply those principles at the ballot box.

Chicago Police Chaplain Fr. Dan Brandt talks about what he calls systemic 'making bad choices' at the root of civil unrest, shares details of an alternative community policing strategy, says help starts with prayers.

Thomas More Society Chief Counsel Tom Brejcha saw Justice Ginsburg as a jurist who applied laws as a set of principles apart from policy preferences and political partisanship.

Just after her speech at the RNC, Abby Johnson shares reactions to the message of life, love and healing in what should not be a partisan issue. "We need to speak what we believe", she asserts.

National Review journalist Kathryn Jean Lopez talks about the importance of Catholics practicing their faith, and the Christian witness as a force of real change in the culture and the world.

Sheila interviews pro-life champion Marjorie Dannenfelser from the Susan B. Anthony List to discuss why life is winning in politics and government, and her new book, Life Is Winning: Inside the Fight for Unborn Children and Their Mothers.

What do Americans really think about abortion? Prof. Michael New, Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute and Assistant Prof. at the Catholic University of America, joins Sheila Liaugminas to discuss this and more.

The Democratic convention highlights candidates, party politics and promises. Sheila examines some of the language, and how we may bridge the different political languages many Americans speak.

Sheila Liaugminas interviews Fr. Andrew Liaugminas, University chaplain and professor of theology, about parish re-openings, Real Presence, Sacraments, and the Church in this time of pandemic.

In this installment, Sheila provides a survey of the current issues facing our society today, and a preview of topics to be addressed in the weeks ahead in her new podcast, In the Forum.

Pilot episode of In the Forum™