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A podcast all about joy, love, and weddings-ish including a special guest each episode! Explore the colorful world of weddings and beyond in ’Weddings-ish with Jove’. Join the celebrated wedding planner and designer in candid, fun and heartfelt conversations with fabulous special guests you know and love, or will get to know and love. Expect to learn, laugh, and celebrate everything!
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In Crown and Crozier, we invite leading thinkers to explore how the human experience is shaped by the interplay between Church and State, and what this means for tackling the great challenges of today. Join us as we examine what’s at stake for us as citizens and as a society in the dynamic engagement between civil and religious authority. The common good, basic freedoms, dignity of the person, administration of justice, self-government, the preservation of truth, goodness and beauty - all th ...
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Join us in this exciting episode of Weddings-ish where Jove welcomes Erica Hammond, co-founder of Rumble and former WWE Diva. Erica shares her incredible journey from the wrestling ring to the wedding aisle, including her jaw-dropping wedding in Egypt to Bilt Rewards CEO Ankur Jain. Discover how she managed to combine fitness, love, and unique expe…
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish With Jove! In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome the fabulous Pnina Tornai, the renowned fashion designer and TV personality. Pnina shares her incredible journey from aspiring actress to bridal couture icon, and we dive into her passion for pearls and the inspirations for her latest collections. Pnina opens up abou…
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish with Jove! Today, host Jove Meyer is joined by Lawrence and Michael Broughton, husbands and founders of Black Gay Weddings. They share their romantic proposal and love story, alongside the inspiring journey behind starting Black Gay Weddings, highlighting the crucial role of representation in the LGBTQ+ community. This …
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Curtain Call for Crown & Crozier ~ Patrick Brown & Michael Dopp
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And that's a wrap! It's been a great joy and blessing to have sat behind the mic for three years of conversations with leading thinkers and practitioners on all things Church, State and faithful citizenship. In this episode, Patrick sits down with his podcast co-creator and co-conspirator, Michael Dopp, to reflect on Crown & Crozier's genesis and j…
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Welcome back to another exciting episode of Weddings-ish With Jove! This week, host Jove Meyer is joined by his friend Tara Lipinski: Olympic gold medalist, broadcaster, and the dynamic host of the Unexpecting podcast. Tara and Jove cover everything from her top wedding tips to her inspiring fertility journey that led her to motherhood. Don't miss …
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Join host Jove Meyer on another exciting episode of Weddings-ish With Jove! This time, Jove sits down with the multi-talented bridal fashion stylist and influencer Kennedy Bingham. Tune in as they dive into Kennedy's journey from viral TikTok fame to her unique perspective on bridal fashion, all while navigating her own wedding planning process wit…
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish With Jove! In this episode, host Jove Meyer sits down with former Bachelor Colton Underwood. Join us as they delve into the charming details of Colton's wedding to husband Jordan, sharing personal touches that made it truly unique, alongside a candid discussion about the profound impact Colton's coming out journey has h…
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish With Jove! In this episode, host Jove Meyer sits with legendary event planner Mindy Weiss. Born and raised under the golden California sun, Mindy shares her journey from a stationery store to becoming an award-winning event planner with more than thirty years of experience with clients like Paris Hilton, Kris Jenner, an…
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish With Jove! In this episode, host Jove Meyer sits down with friend and renowned fashion designer, Hayley Paige, for an exclusive and candid conversation. Hayley shares her remarkable journey from bridal fashion fame to creating her new luxury shoe brand all while overcoming adversity (and a name change) along the way. Do…
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish With Jove! Today, we're joined by fashion legend Jackson Wiederhoeft, renowned for dressing stars like Rihanna and Lady Gaga. He shares the perks and challenges of high-profile collaborations and how his storytelling sets his runway shows apart. Plus, ever heard of Julia Fox's 'unique' home? Discover how Jackson's iconi…
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Putting Faith Before Politics and Being a Catholic, Pro-Life Democrat ~ Dan Lipinski
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Depending on who you ask, former Congressman Dan Lipinski is something of a rare specimen, endangered species - or perhaps even a white martyr. He represented the 3rd congressional district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2021. Among his claims to fame is maintaining both his Democratic Party affiliation and a staunchl…
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish With Jove! In this episode, host Jove Meyer sits with Florist Maurice Harris to discuss creativity, business struggles, and personal philosophy. Maurice is the founder of Bloom and Plume and a former judge on an HBO flower competition show. Maurice shares his journey from his grandmother's inspiration to the challenges …
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Communist Persecution and Catholic Martyrdom ~ Kristen Theriault
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It’s a well-known and tragic truth that the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. In this episode, we explore the unique legacy and witness of a specific subset of the holy martyrs - those who perished at the hands of communism, one of the most sinister ideologies of human history and enemies of the Church. Our guest is Kristen Theriault,…
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish With Jove! In this episode, host Jove Meyer sits down with the incomparable Rachael Ray to talk about one of life's greatest celebrations – weddings. They also talked about the inspiring work she and her partner have undertaken to support communities in need; Rachael truly embodies the spirit of love and giving. But tha…
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Wait, There's a Woman Representing the Holy See? ~ Mary Ann Glendon
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To work in the Vatican during one pontificate is a rare privilege for any member of the laity. To work for three different pontificates, including as an official representative of the Holy See (and a female representative, no less) - well, that just puts you in the hall of fame. Mary Ann Glendon has cultivated a long and distinguished record of ser…
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish With Jove! In this episode host Jove Meyer is joined by cake artist Aimee France, also known as Yungkombucha420. The two delve into Aimee's fascinating journey, from her humble beginnings selling cakes at street fairs to becoming a successful entrepreneur in the cake business. Don't miss Aimee's insights on why she pref…
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Meet the Women Who Successfully Fought Trudeau’s Totalitarian Treatment of Truckers ~ Joanna Baron & Christine Van Geyn
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Religion declared “non-essential.” Skeptical voices censored. The elderly dying alone. Christmas in lockdown. These are just a few examples from the lengthy hit-list of government violations of Canadians’ civil liberties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guests for this episode are co-authors of Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to …
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish with Jove! Today's guest is the one and only Guerdy Abraira, acclaimed event planner and one of the stars of Real Housewives of Miami. Guerdy and Jove discuss everything from her issues with Larsa Pippen to her cancer journey and the start of her career. Plus, Jove answers a listener's question and reveals what he reall…
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Defending the Morality of Capitalism ~ Yuval Levin
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In this episode, Dr. Yuval Levin offers a spirited defense of capitalism on moral grounds, recognizing that the most serious criticisms against capitalism aren’t necessarily about prosperity and wealth, but about the perceived moral failings of the economic system. This approach is actually consistent with the original case for capitalism, articula…
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I’m Back! Tune in for a new season of Weddings-ish with Jove
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Welcome back to Weddings-ish with Jove! We're relaunching the podcast and our guest lineup is amazing. We've got Guerdy Abraira, Rachael Ray, Maurice Harris, Cheval (formerly Hayley Paige), Jackson Wiederhoeft, and Aimee France joining in-studio. Each one brings their own incredible stories and expertise. Plus, now you can WATCH the podcast on YouT…
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The Case for Christian Nationalism ~ Stephen Wolfe
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What is a nation? What is a Christian nation? Is nationalism virtuous? What does it mean to practice "complacent" love, which is the natural expression of a greater affinity for those closest to us? How can we expect to renew our society and civilization in the absence of committing ourselves as persons and as a nation to Christ? And is a Capitol H…
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2023 Year in Review: Synod, Cancelled Bishops, Apocalypse, Grace and Gratitude, Defending Tradition and Christmas ~ Kennedy Hall
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Join us as we revisit the highs and lows of 2023! We glance back at major stories like the Synod on Synodality, demotions of high-profile prelates, discovery of the incorrupt remains of an African-American nun who loved the ancient liturgy, U.S. federal law enforcement targeting “radical traditionalists”, and Canada’s Parliament enjoying a moment o…
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Debating Integralism, Part 2: Church and State Should Promote True Religion ~ Thomas Pink
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This episode is our second installment in a two-part series looking at “integralism”, which holds that the State should recognize Catholicism as true and ought to unite with the Church as body to her soul. In Part 1 of our attempt to give integralism a fair hearing, we were treated to a critique of the theory. In this second half, we give the floor…
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How the Medieval Church Shaped the Modern State ~ Anna Grzymala-Busse
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Centuries ago, when what we now refer to as “States” were just starting to take shape, who did they turn to for guidance on how to perform their basic functions? Who taught them the equivalent of accounting, record-keeping, law, taxation and dispute resolution 101? Who served as a model for how to administer justice and organize an assembly of repr…
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Keeping the Faith and Running for President ~ Rick Santorum
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With the 2024 U.S. presidential election campaign heating up, we’re delighted to bring you an episode featuring the wisdom and experience of someone who’s endured the grueling ups and downs that come with life on the campaign trail. Our guest is Rick Santorum, who twice contested the race for the highest executive office in the United States - firs…
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Debating Integralism, Part 1: The Church Should Not Direct the State ~ Kevin Vallier
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If you’re a regular consumer of Catholic and Christian media, there’s a good chance that you’ve come across the term “integralism." “Integralism” refers to the school of thought which says that the Church can direct the State to adopt policies which advance the ends of the Church and help enforce Church law. Sounds wild, doesn’t it? And yet, if you…
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Antonin Scalia Remembered ~ James Rosen
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Antonin Scalia was a larger than life presence in the conservative legal movement and in the judicial branch of the U.S. government during the latter part of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st. In this episode, we get to know the late Supreme Court justice at a personal level - as the boy who became the student, who became the lawyer,…
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Thomas D’Arcy McGee: Canada’s Greatest Catholic Statesman? ~ David Wilson
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In this episode, we turn attention to one of the greatest statesmen in Canadian history. Thomas D’Arcy McGee was a father of Canadian confederation, a champion of minority rights, and the principal architect of the unique constitutional protections afforded to Catholic schools in Canadian provinces - protections which are arguably unprecedented and…
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Patriotism as Piety: Less About Love, More About Honor ~ Sarah Houser
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We often think of patriotism as loving our country. But what if our country is going completely off the rails? What if our culture and society is so broken and divided that we can’t even agree on why we should love our country and how best to express that love? In this episode, we take a look at patriotism through a different lens - one that might …
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U.S. States Take Aim at the Seal of Confession ~ Eric Kniffin
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Does protecting kids mean we have to turn priests into government informants? It might sound like a far-fetched question. But during their recent legislative sessions, a few U.S. state legislatures found themselves wrestling with this exact question. Under the guise of seeking to strengthen measures to safeguard children, several legislative propos…
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The Ruling Class' War on Virtue ~ Bill Donohue
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The Church defines virtue as the “habitual and firm disposition to do good.” But as our guest for this episode points out, virtue as a concept and as a practice is increasingly under attack these days. In his recent book, War on Virtue: How the Ruling Class is Killing the American Dream, Bill Donohue argues that the widespread inculcation and exerc…
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The Habsburg Way, Vatican Diplomacy and Viktor Orban's Hungary ~ Eduard Habsburg
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Our guest for this episode is a member of one of Europe’s most famous Catholic families and dynasties. For 800 years, the Habsburgs have done and seen it all - occupying the highest offices of the land, both civil and religious; ruling over kingdoms stretching across the continent and the ocean; and serving as last men standing in the defense of Ch…
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The Coming Christian Persecution ~ Thomas Williams
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Pop quiz! Out of all the violence and persecution in the world that is religiously-motivated, 75% of victims belong to which religion? Sadly, if you guessed Christianity, you would be right. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Thomas Williams, author of the recently published book The Coming Christian Persecution: Why Things are Getting Worse and Ho…
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A Coronation in Britain and Why Brexit was Necessary ~ Ann Widdecombe
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God Save the King and Rule Britannia! To mark the occasion of the crowning of Britain's new king and Canada's new head of state, this episode features a special guest from the other side of the Atlantic. Ann Widdecombe served as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons from 1987-2010. During that time, she held several Ca…
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Hilaire Belloc: Chesterton's Friend, The Establishment's Foe ~ Joseph Pearce
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“If you reject me on account of my religion, I shall thank God that He has spared me the indignity of being your representative.” Like most of the words that escaped from his mouth or his pen, Hilaire Belloc’s famous speech to British voters was fiery, forceful and fueled by his faith. It’s a great tragedy of history that Belloc has been pushed int…
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Pope Benedict on Church and State ~ Fr. Raymond de Souza
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Since his death in December 2022, there have been countless tributes paid to Pope Benedict XVI, extolling his legacy as one of the greatest minds and shepherds of the contemporary Church. In this episode, we aim to offer our own tribute, by focusing on the late Holy Father’s contributions to Catholicism’s understanding of the relationship between t…
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Conservatism in Canada: Ready to Meet the Moment? ~ Stockwell Day
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Against the backdrop of numerous economic and social crises, there’s a lot of chatter in Canadian public policy circles about the need to “meet the moment.” In this episode, we examine the broad canvass of challenges facing the Great White North; whether the conservative movement in Canada is well-equipped to tackle them; and the need for a renewed…
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Pope Benedict, Cardinal Pell, Vatican II ~ George Weigel
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2023 started on a sombre, bittersweet note, with the death of two heavyweights in the Church hierarchy: Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal George Pell. In this episode, we seek to pay tribute to this pair of monumental figures who exerted enormous influence on the life of the Church, and who served the members of the Mystical Body of Christ for a combi…
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I know for certain, dear listener, that there’s at least one thing you and I have in common - each of us is going to die. In this episode, we turn attention to that uncomfortable, sometimes distressing topic of death. Our guest is Dr. Randall Smith, author of From Here to Eternity: Reflections on Death, Immortality and the Resurrection of the Body.…
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Looking Back on 2022, Ahead to 2023 ~ Brian Holdsworth
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Goodbye 2022, hello 2023! In this episode, we do a double take - not only glancing back at the biggest stories from 2022 in the world of Church, State and faithful citizenship, but also casting our gaze forward to what 2023 may have in store. We touch on the lifting of COVID restrictions; Pope Francis’ visit to Canada and the legacy of Indian resid…
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Persecution, Conversion and Tradition in a Journey of Faith ~ Monsignor Michael Nazir-Ali
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In Fall 2021, it was revealed that Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, among the most senior and high profile leaders within the Anglican Church, had converted to Catholicism. In this episode, we sit down with (now) Monsignor Nazir-Ali as he reflects on his first year of membership in the Catholic Church. We explore moments from his life which served as majo…
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How America’s First Catholics Walked the Church-State Tightrope ~ Michael Breidenbach
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U.S. President Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that the First Amendment to the Constitution was intended to erect “a wall of separation between church and state.” It’s commonly asserted that the intellectual architecture underpinning Church-State separation and the First Amendment’s codification of religious freedom rested on a foundation of Protes…
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As the Family Goes, So Goes the Nation ~ Andrea Mrozek
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Pope St. John Paul II once said: “As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.” What’s the state of marriage and family these days? Is public policy effectively safeguarding these fundamental human institutions? When it comes to things like government action on childcare, is the work of the home even being p…
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A Landlord State and Tenant Church Rebuild Notre Dame ~ Elizabeth Lev
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On April 15, 2019, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was engulfed in fire. The conflagration was eventually extinguished - but it wasn’t long before flames were once again being fanned. Plans for re-building the church have ignited controversy, with some critics arguing that the proposals are tantamount to the “Disney-fication” of the 900-year-old monu…
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Should Pastors Be Political? ~ Ben Dunson
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Should pastors be political? Before we instinctively leap to the answer “NO!”... What if we examine that question in the light of what the Church teaches are a pastor’s three primary responsibilities - teaching, sanctifying and governing? And what if by “political” we simply mean the many things relating to our life in common in the body politic, a…
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Al Smith, America’s 1st Catholic Presidential Nominee (and Enemy of the KKK) - Robert Slayton
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Long before Joe Biden, John Kerry and JFK threw their hats in the ring for President, Alfred E. Smith blazed the trail in 1928 as the first Catholic nominee for the White House. Smith’s story is the stuff of legend. The son of a poor Irish immigrant, Smith grew up in Lower Manhattan, laboured in the local fish market, served in the New York assembl…
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Political Vocations, Human Rights, Conservative Leadership ~ Garnett Genuis
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We take advantage of the Canadian House of Commons’ summer recess to sit down with Garnett Genuis, Member of Parliament for Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta. We shoot the summer breeze getting to know Garnett better: how his political discernment was partly inspired by a Holocaust survivor in his family and a German bishop who resisted th…
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The Pope Comes to Canada ~ John Paul Meenan
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From July 24-29, 2022, Pope Francis will be visiting Canada. During the trip, the Pope is set to deliver an apology on Canadian soil for the involvement of Catholic dioceses and religious orders in the operation of residential schools from the 1870s through the 1990s. Residential schools were established under a federal government program which was…
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Talking Religious Liberty with One of Canada’s Leading Christian Lawyers ~ Albertos Polizogopoulos
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2022 marks the 40th anniversary of Canada’s bill of rights, or what is formally known as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Against that backdrop, in this episode we examine the present-day landscape in Canada for freedom of religion – the first fundamental freedom listed in the Charter. We talk about the implications of COVID restriction…
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A Catholic Defense of the Freedom Convoy? ~ Mary Catherine Sommers
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From January 29 - February 20, 2022, the eyes of the world were upon Ottawa, Canada as hundreds of truck drivers and thousands of their supporters engaged in the self-styled “Freedom Convoy” protest against COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. In this episode of Crown and Crozier, we examine the Freedom Convoy through the lens of key tenets …
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