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Communications is a moral act. The mass media have the power to form opinions and consciences, but they have become a global, immediate and crowded arena with competing voices and ideologies. What is the common good? Where’s the moral dimension of the news? What’s the story behind the story? How do we get people’s attention to listen to the most important message in life – who we are and where we are headed? We clear a path through the clutter of words by reclaiming the purity of language, and engage it with the clarity of truth. Because that’s the heart of all that matters.


Welcome to The New Heart Of The Matter!

We are pleased to bring you the new and expanded Heart of the Matter!  Each week you will hear engaging stories and interviews with the news makers of our day - all brought to you with an unfliching Catholic perspective on our world.  Tune in every week for this engaging and informative news magazine show - and tell a friend - The Heart of the Matter is heard right here on Catholic Radio International.

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We Get Mail - And Respond!

July 31, 2008

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This week on the Heart of the Matter, as promised, we read and discuss your comments concerning our conversation with professor PZ Myers.

Thanks and keep them coming! 

          

Enjoy the show.


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Honor Killing - The Shame Of It All

July 24, 2008

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This week we sit down with Dianna Nammi, found and head of the International Campaign Against Honour Killings to find out how shockingly widespread the crime is and what we can do about it.

The International Campaign Against Honour Killings Website

The Murder of Du'a Khalil Aswad - CNN Video WARNING - Graphic Content

 Wiki article on Sharia Law 
           

Enjoy the show.


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We Need To Talk

July 10, 2008

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This week Father Loya sits down with PZ Myers, biology professor and notorious atheist, to talk about God, the Catholic Faith and the Blessed Sacrament.

PZ Myers' Blog: Pharyngula

 
Enjoy the show.


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Encore!

July 10, 2008

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We are out of the studio this week working on a story for next week.  Until we return enjoy this encore presentation of the HOM!

From Last Week: Get Steve Mosher's Book: Population Control: Real Costs, Illusionary Benefits

 
Enjoy the show.


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Is There Room at the Inn?

July 03, 2008

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From all quarters we now hear the cry that our poor planet is out of room, out of resources and nearly out of time.  But is that so?  This week on The Heart of the Matter we sit down with population expert Steve Mosher to talk about his new book Population Control: Real Costs, Illusionary Benefits and get the straight story on why the world is not only not overpopulated but dangerously underpopulated.

Population Research Institute

Get Steve Mosher's Book: Population Control: Real Costs, Illusionary Benefits

 
Enjoy the show.


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Know Your Rights

June 26, 2008

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The US Supreme Court ruled this week (D.C v. Heller) that a DC law banning handguns is unconstitutional.  Now what?  This week we sit down with Dr. Stephen Halbrook, scholar and legal writer to discuss his new book The Founders' Second Amendment and ask what does this ruling by the high court mean for the rest of the nation.

Get Stephen Halbrook's Book: The Founders' Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms

 
Enjoy the show.


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Catholic Charities and... Abortion?

June 20, 2008

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Say it ain't so.., but it is.  On January 18, 2008, Catholic Charities of Richmond, Virgina took a 16 year old girl to have an abortion.  This week we sit down with Julia Duin, religion writer for the Washington Times to get the full story.  Also Judi Brown of the American Life League will join us to help answer the question of "is there any Catholic left in the Richmond Catholic Charities?"

 
Enjoy the show.


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The List - An Interview with Robert Whitlow

June 10, 2008

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This week we sit down with Robert Whitlow aurthor of the legal triller The List.

 
Enjoy the show.

Sheila Liaugminas's Blog - In Forum
Mercatornet
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Abortion Changes You.

June 2, 2008

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This week we sit down with Michaelene Fredenberg, creator of the site Abortion Changes You.com and author of the book Changed: Making Sense Of Your Own Or A Loved One's Abortion Experience.  You MUST hear this discussion.

 
Enjoy the show.

Michaelene Fredenberg's Homepage

Sheila Liaugminas's Blog - In Forum
Mercatornet
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Party Of Defeat?.

May 27, 2008

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This week we sit down with David Horowitz, noted conservative writer and thinker and ask why he believes that the Democrats are not only undercutting the war in Iraq but the very security of our country.

 

Enjoy the show!

David Horowitz's Homepage

Front Page Magazine

Party of Defeat - The Book

Sheila Liaugminas's Blog - In Forum
Mercatornet
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Why Israel Matters.

May 20, 2008

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This week we sit down with David Brog, Executive Director of Christians United for Israel, to find out what Israel is fighting for and why we should care - a lot.

 

Enjoy the show!

David Brog's Homepage

Christians United For Israel

Sheila Liaugminas's Blog - In Forum
Mercatornet
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When I Grow Up To Be A Man: An Interview With Tarek Saab.

May 13, 2008

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This week we take a gut check on The Heart Of The Matter with an interview with Tarek Saab, author of of Gut Check: Confronting Love, Work and Manhood In Yours Twenties  

Enjoy the show!

Tarek Saab's Home Page

Sheila Liaugminas's Blog - In Forum
Mercatornet
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Church And State - Are They Separate?

May 6, 2008

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This week we tackle the question of the separation of Church and State in an interview with Tara Ross, co-author of Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State.  

Enjoy the show!

Tara Ross' Home Page

Sheila Liaugminas's Blog - In Forum
Mercatornet
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We Ask Judie Brown of the American Life League: What's Bothering Bill Maher?

April 29, 2008

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Bill Maher - The "politically correct" commentator is at it again, and this time he may have (we can only hope) gone too far.  We sit down with Judie Brown of the American Life League to talk about her new initiative Fire Bill Maher and get to the Heart of the Matter concerning perhaps the most hate filled anti-Catholic you are ever likely to hear.

American Life League
Fire Bill Maher
Bill Maher's "Apology"

Sheila Liaugminas's Blog - In Forum
Mercatornet
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Expelled

April 22, 2008

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Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed.  On this week's Heart of the Matter we talk with Mark Mathis associate producer of the film Expelled, starring Ben Stein, about why this film was made and why it is stirring up so much controversy.  Also we will speak with Sheila Liaugminas about what she saw during the Holy Father's visit to the United States.


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He is coming.

April 15, 2008

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The pope is coming to America - what can we learn from the visit?


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Seeing The World Through Raced Colored Glasses.

April 15, 2008

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This we ask can you be President of the United States if you see things in black and white?

Link to Dr. Wright's Trinity United Church


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Will The Real Spitzer Please Stand Down.

March 14, 2008

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This week Sheila and Jeff look the importance of being the same person in private as in public - all of the time.

Link to Ashley Alexandra Dupre's MySpace Page

Link to LifeNews.com


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The Politics of Politics

March 7, 2008

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Sheila is out (but not gone) and Jeff Gardner is in and this week we look at politics both religious and secular - it's a strange world out there and we'll get to the bottom of it!

Read more about the situation in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, MO



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The Heart Of A Vocation

February 29, 2008

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What's at the heart of a vocation to the priesthood?  We so often hear that there is a "vocational crisis," but the shortfall may not be found in the numbers.



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Let Your Conscience Be You Guide

February 22, 2008

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What does it mean to "let your conscience be your guide?"  For that matter, what does it mean to have a conscience?



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It's the Constitution -  And Oh Yeah, The Truth

February 15, 2008

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Where might the presidential candidates take us for the next four, or rather, forty years?  It's about the Constitution and the Truth.



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After Super Tuesday

February 8, 2008

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Now that we are past Super Tuesday... well, now what?

Enjoy the show and God bless you!

Sheila Liaugminas

 
  Link to Catholic Charities and relief for storm victims


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The Elections - What's at stake?

February 1, 2008

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Welcome to the new Heart of the Matter!  For our first show we'll ask what's really going on during this election year and what's at stake.

God bless and enjoy the show,

Sheila Liaugminas



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