We are back to monthly as of March of 2023. We cover varying topics that fall under the category of respecting human life. This includes topics related to abortion, assisted suicide, religious freedom, capital punishment, immigration and persons with disabilities. Each episode features an interview with someone personally involved in the issue and a call to action on how to get involved.
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Being Pro Life: The Beauty of Open Adoption
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Bob talks with Terri Marcroft about her path to choosing adoption, the misconceptions about open adoption and why adoption should be considered a good and viable option for unplanned pregnancy. Terri is founder of Unplanned Good, a non-profit that promotes adoption. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Terri Marcroft
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Being Pro Life: Mother Seraphina and the Rose Garden Family Mission
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Bob talks with Mother Seraphina Marie, FDM, about her life, her order (Franciscan Daughters of Mary), and the Rose Garden Home Mission which helps pregnant moms and their babies. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Mother Seraphina
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Being Pro Life: A New Chaplain for Deaf Ministry
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Bob talks with Fr. Charles Onumaegbu, the new Chaplain for Deaf Ministry for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, on his call to the priesthood, his interest in deaf ministry and how he came to the United States. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Fr. Charles Onumaegbu
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Bob talks with Rebecca Kiessling, a family law attorney, adoptee, mother of 5 children, international pro-life speaker and advocate, who was conceived in rape. She travels around the country speaking out against rape exceptions, how they not only take the life of an innocent child, but also fail to help women but only aid rapists and traffickers. S…
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Bob talks with Mark Houck about being charged with violating the FACE Act outside an abortion facility in Philadelphia, his surprise arrest by over 20 armed FBI agents in front of his wife and young children, and his trial. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Mark Houck
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Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 8: Moving Forward
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Bob talks with Peter Range, Executive Director of Ohio Right to Life, about the passage of Issue 1 in Ohio, the Constitutional Amendment entitled "The Right to Reproductive Freedom". What did we learn, what can we do legislatively to limit its effects, and what should we do in our every day lives to continue to promote a culture of life. Support th…
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Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 7: A Constitutional Lawyer
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Bob talks with Rachel Citak, a Constitutional and Civil Rights attorney, on the November reproductive rights ballot initiative in Ohio and how it makes it even easier to traffic and abuse women in Ohio. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Rachel Citak
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Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 6: A Lawyers Perspective
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Bob talks with Philip Williamson, a licensed attorney in Ohio and Kentucky, on the November reproductive rights ballot initiative in Ohio and how it is about so much more than it seems. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Philip Williamson
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Bob talks with Aaron Baer of the Center for Christian Virtue on the Ohio voters' rejection of Issue 1 that would have raised the threshold for making changes to Ohio's Constitution, and what the next steps are for defeating the abortion ballot issue in November. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher/Aaron Baer
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The Ohio Catholic Conference and the Ohio State Budget
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Bob talks with Will Kuehnle, Associate Director for the Ohio Catholic Conference, about Ohio's state budget and what things the OCC advocated for to protect women, families and those with special needs. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher/Will Kuehnle
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Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 4: August Special Election
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Bob talks with Brian Hickey, Executive Director for the Ohio Catholic Conference, about Ohio's special August election, to make it more difficult to pass a constitutional amendment, making it more difficult to pass the abortion-related issue in November. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher
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Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 3: Ohio Catholic Conference
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Bob talks with Michelle Duffey, Associate Director for Communications and Outreach for the Ohio Catholic Conference, about the Ballot Initiative Materials Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher/Michelle Duffey
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Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 2: Stop the Sign
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Bob talks with Dena Espenscheid from the Leadership Institute, about the 2023 Ohio Ballot Initiative, "Right to Reproductive Freedom", and what concerned citizens can do to keep this extreme amendment off the ballot this November. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher/Dena Espenscheid
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Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 1: Peter Range
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Bob talks with Peter Range, Executive Director of Ohio Right to Life, about the 2023 Ohio Ballot Initiative, "Right to Reproductive Freedom", about how it may sound reasonable to many people at first, but it is actually an extreme ammendment that instills a right to abortion with no restriction. Support the show…
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Bob talk with Elizabeth Whitman, Director of Communications for Ohio Right to Life, about the Heartbeat Bill, and misconceptions about what that bill means in the state of Ohio. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher
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Bob talks with Mary Parker about the Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, and Ohio Senate Bill 123 which seeks to end abortion Ohio if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher
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Being Pro Life: Death Penalty Pt 4: Ending the Death Penalty
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Bob talks with Ohio Senator Stephen Huffman on Ohio Senate Bill 103 to abolish the death penalty in Ohio, and why Being Pro-Life should include because against capital punishment. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Sen. Stephen Huffman
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Being Pro Life: Death Penalty Pt 3: How the Innocent Are Convicted
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Bob speaks with Terry Robinson, a death row inmate, and Tessie Castillo, about how innocent people get convicted and sentenced to death. Support the show
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Being Pro Life: Death Penalty Pt 2: A Victim's Family
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Bob speaks with Rev. Dr. Crystal Walker, whose son was tragically murdered, but remains steadfast against the death penalty. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Rev. Dr. Crystal Walker
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Being Pro Life Death Penalty Pt 1: Innocent on Death Row
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Bob talks with Kwame Ajamu, a death row exoneree, on his story of wrongful conviction and his work on how it is much more common than people think. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Kwame Ajamu
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Being Pro Life: Respect Life Award Winners: Susan Willke Enouen
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Bob talks with Susan Willke Enouen about her research on abortion and assisted suicide, that is today often quoted in pro-life research. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Susan Willke Enouen
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Being Pro Life: Respect Life Award Winners: Fr Tom McQuillen
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Bob talks with Fr. Tom McQuillen about his time with prison ministry, as well as ministry to those with mental disabilities in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Fr. Tom McQuillen
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Being Pro Life: Respect Life Award Winners: Mary Anne Boyd
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Bob talks with Mary Anne Boyd about founding Project Rachel Ministry in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, our healing ministry for post-abortive women, as well as establishment of the Pregnancy Center Coalition. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Mary Anne Boyd
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Being Pro Life: Respect Life Award Winners: Vivian Koob
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Bob talks with Vivian Koob, founder of Elizabeth New Life Center's many pregnancy care centers, Marriage Works Ohio, about how she responded to God's call in her life, and how anyone can get involved in the Pro Life movement. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Vivian Koob
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Being Pro Life: Keeping Kids Safe Online Part 4
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Bob talks with Jodie Blindauer, a parish youth minister, about how to keep our kids safe online and with other forms of media. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Jodie Blindauer
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Being Pro Life: Keeping Kids Safe Online Part 3
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Bob talks with Jason Jenkins, a School Psychologist, about how to keep our kids safe from the dangers of internet access and even excessive screen time. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Jason Jenkins
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Being Pro Life: Keeping Kids Safe Online Part 2
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Bob talks with Greg Schutte, Director of Marriage Works Ohio, about keeping your kids safe online and with other forms of media. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Greg Schutte
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Being Pro Life: Keeping Kids Safe Online Part 1
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Bob talks with Rod Dunlap, Coordinator for the Anti-Pornography Initiative for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, about keeping your kids safe online and with other forms of media. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Rod Dunlap
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Being Pro Life: Addiction Pt 5: A Catholic Recovery Process
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Bob talks with Scott Weeman, founder of Catholic in Recovery, about tying in the traditional 12-step recovery process with a relationship with Jesus Christ and the Sacraments of the Catholic Church. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Scott Weeman
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Being Pro Life: Addiction Pt 4: Human Trafficking and Drug Abuse
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Bob talks with Tonya Folks, Human Trafficking Liaison for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office about the connection between drug abuse and sex trafficking, and how to help someone you know who is addicted. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Tonya Folks
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Being Pro Life: Addiction Pt 3: Abortion Trauma and Substance Abuse
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Bob talks with Bettina di Fiore on the connection between post-abortion trauma and substance abuse. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Bettina di Fiore
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Being Pro Life: Addiction Pt 2: Legislative Solutions
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Bob talks with Ohio Rep. Phil Plummer on legislative solutions being proposed in Ohio to help solve the drug problem in our communities today. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Rep. :Phil Plummer
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Being Pro Life: Addiction Pt 1: Addiction Prevention
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Bob talks with Amanda Conn Starner, Senior Director of PreventionFIRST! in Cincinnati, OH. They discuss how kids can get addicted to substances in the first place, and what we can do to help prevent a lifetime of addiction. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Amanda Conn Starner
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Being Pro Life: Get Involved Pt 4: Fighting Abortion Across the Globe
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Bob talks with John Ensor, President Passion Life Ministries, on how he got involved with helping women in crisis pregnancies in China, Cuba and other countries across the globe. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / John Ensor
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Being Pro Life: Get Involved Pt 3: National Level
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Bob talks with Tom McClusky, President of March for Life Action, about threats to the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life protections happening on the national level today. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Tom McClusky
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Bob talks with Ohio Sen. Stephen Huffman about recent pro-life legislation in Ohio, from abortion to end-of-life protection to abolishing of the death penalty. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Sen. Stephen Huffman
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Being Pro Life: Get Involved Pt 1: Cinci and Dayton Right to Life
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Bob talks with Margie Christie of Dayton Right to Life and Meg DeBlase of Cincinnati Right to Life about what they do to help the Pro-Life cause, and how you can get involved. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Margie Christie / Meg DeBlase
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Being Pro Life: Adoption Pt 5: Billy and Maura
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Bob talks with Billy and Maura, who share the grace-filled stories of the adoption of their two children. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Billy and Maura Gardner
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Being Pro Life: Adoption Pt 4: Mike and Caitlyn
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Bob talks with Mike and Caitlyn Bennett, who share the story of their partially open adoptions of two children. Support the show
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Being Pro Life: Adoption Pt 3: An Adopted Child's Story
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Bob talks with Elaine, who was adopted as an infant, on the story of growing up in a loving adoptive family and later reuniting with her birth mother. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Elaine
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Being Pro Life: Adoption Pt 2: A Birthmother's Story
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Bob talks with Monica, a birthmother, on the story of placing her daughter in an adoptive home and later reuniting with her daughter as an adult. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Monica Troy
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Being Pro Life: Adoption Pt 1: How Does Adoption Work?
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Bob talks with Sheryl Linne of Adoption Professionals, on how the infant adoption process works, especially in the state of Ohio. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Sheryl Linne
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Being Pro Life: Bereavement: Accepting a Terminal Diagnosis
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Bob talks with Msgr. Paul Koetter, a priest of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, on his unexpected diagnosis with ALS, and how he continues to serve the Lord and His people while journeying with this fatal disease. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Msgr. Paul Koetter
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Being Pro Life: Bereavement: Losing a Spouse
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Bob talks with Sheila Munafo-Kanoza about losing her husband, Vince, to brain cancer at a young age, and how she founded Companions on a Journey to help others deal with grief and loss. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Sheila Munafo-Kanoza
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Being Pro Life: Bereavement: Losing a Teenage Child
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Bob talks with Joan Stoltz, who lost her 16 year-old daughter, Victoria, after a 15 month battle with brain cancer. Throughout her illness, Victoria continued to focus on helping the poor and those in need, which led to the founding of Victoria's House of Hope. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Joan Stoltz
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Being Pro Life: Bereavement: Losing an Infant
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Bob talks with Maria Lees Dunlap, founder of ReViv Family Support Foundation, about the loss of her infant daughter, and how anyone can help support those who are grieving a serious illness or death of a child. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Maria Lees Dunlap
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Being Pro Life: COVID's Impact on Children's Mental Health
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Bob talks with Anne Marie Kahwaty-Bogan, MSW, LISW-S, CCTP about the effect of COVD-19 on children's mental health, what to look for, and how we can better care for families during this pandemic. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Anne Marie Kahwaty-Bogan
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Being Pro Life: COVID and the Homebound Elderly
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Bob talks with Charlene Rack, an elderly homebound caregiver, about the great need for more caregivers, how important the ministry is, especially during this time of pandemic. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Charlene Rack
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Being Pro Life: St. Joseph and the Pro Life Movement
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Bob talks with Fr. Angelo Anthony, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, about how St. Joseph is a model for all Catholics who work to preserve life in today's world. Support the showBy Bob Wurzelbacher / Fr. Angelo Anthony
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Being Pro Life: COVID and Mental Health in Nursing Homes
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Bob talks with Angie Homoelle of Catholic Charities of SW Ohio about the effect of COVID19 on our elderly in long-term care facilities. Not only are outside family members being restricted from visiting, but many in-facility programs like game nights or communal meals are restricted as well. Support the show…
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