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Highlights from this episode of American Catholic Radio include:

St. Mark
Scripture scholars tell us that the authorship of the Gospel of Mark may not be the disciple of Paul of the same name mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. But the story of this early Christian missionary is part of the witness of faith we find in the New Testament.

David Bisono, national youth director for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement, knows what it's like to be into drugs and run with the wrong crowd. He turned his life around and now ministers to the mainly Hispanic youth in the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. He coordinates many ministries that teach about the love of Jesus and the many gifts of the Catholic Church.

Father Greg Friedman answers questions: 1) What is the significance of the altar stone? 2) May the American flag be draped over a veteran's coffin during the funeral Mass? 3) How soon after Mass must the Eucharist be delivered to the sick? 4) Does the Church refer to the people or the governing body?

This program’s Minute Meditation is from “From "Holy Simplicity: The Little Way of Mother Teresa, Dorothy Day & Therese of Lisieux," by Joel Schorn. A Servant Book.

Where Do We Find Paul’s Life Story?
The Acts of the Apostles is devoted to story of Paul’s life and missionary journeys. But Father Norman Langenbrunner cautions us not to look to Acts for biography as we know it.

Our Sunday gospels this year come—in large measure—from the Gospel of Mark. To give us insights on the gospel, we spoke with Dr. John Pilch, adjunct assistant professor of biblical literature in the Department of Theology at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He also has taught Scripture in Hong Kong, South Africa and Poland, and lectures extensively around the world on the Mediterranean cultural context of the Bible and “wellness spirituality,” particularly the understanding of health, sickness and healing in antiquity.