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We remember the events of September 11, 2001, with an interview and memories of Franciscan Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain to the New York City Fire Department who gave his life helping victims at the World Trade Center that day. A new children’s book relates his story and one of our producers shares her recollections of an interview with Father Mychal years before that fateful day.
We remember the events of September 11, 2001, with an interview and memories of Franciscan Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain to the New York City Fire Department who gave his life helping victims at the World Trade Center that day. A new children’s book relates his story and one of our producers shares her recollections of an interview with Father Mychal years before that fateful day.
#08-37 (September 8, 2008)
Highlights from this episode of American Catholic Radio include:
Saint of the Day
Maria Goretti, a 20th-century teenager, was a victim of sexual assault and murder. Her holiness
led to her canonization and the repentance of her perpetrator, who was present at the ceremony declaring
her a saint.
Living Faith
Kelly Ann Lynch wrote a children's book about Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain killed in the 9/11 attacks.
Kelly shares about her friendship with Father Mychal and the legacy he has left, especially with
her daughter and her charitable works.
Ask a Franciscan
Father Dan Kroger responds to questions:
• Why are bells no longer rung during the consecration at Mass?
• When did the rule change regarding fasting from midnight before reception of the Eucharist?
• Why are bells no longer rung during the consecration at Mass?
• When did the rule change regarding fasting from midnight before reception of the Eucharist?
Minute Meditation
This program’s Minute Meditation is “Being Catholic: How We Believe, Practice and Think,” by Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk.
Portrait of Paul
In observance of the Year of St. Paul, Father Norman Langenbrunner discusses Paul’s ministry
as preacher. Before anything else we can say about this great saint, it was Paul’s ability
to present who Jesus was to his audience—;Jew or Gentile.
Exploring Our Faith
Franciscan Sister Kathy Warren is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Rochester, Minnesota, and is
a specialist in interreligious dialogue, particularly Muslim-Christian dialogue, from a Franciscan
perspective. She is the author of Daring to Cross the Threshold: Francis of Assisi Encounters Sultan
Malek al-Kamil. Sister Kathy’s book grew out of her 2002 thesis from St. Bonaventure University,
where she earned a master’s in Franciscan studies. She also holds a master’s degree in
religious studies from Loyola University (Chicago) and a doctorate in ministry from the Graduate Theological
Foundation (South Bend, Ind.). For the past year, she’s been a part of our “Damietta Project,” which
is working toward producing a public-television documentary on Muslim-Christian dialogue.
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