Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Gus talks about the TV show The Chosen and, in particular, its portrayal of St. Matthew. He is a tax collector but displays the attributes of autism or Asperger's syndrome. Gus admits that, at first, he struggled with the portrayal but has since come to find it to be brilliant. We have a tendency to glorify Scripture heroes and make them seem superhuman. Gus says that God calls everyone. He invites listeners to call in and share their thoughts.

Also, Jim Cavnar of Cross Catholic Outreach calls in to talk with Gus about the work the organization does. He shares how it's the job of the Church with less need to help the parts of the Church with greater need. Cross Catholic Outreach serves Catholics and non-Catholics in areas ravaged by poverty and natural disasters, particularly in the Caribbean. He also talks about their Box of Joy program, which is a project of theirs that provides schools, parishes, organizations and families an opportunity to send gifts to Haiti, Guatemala and other developing countries.

And Gus goes over some Catholic news items of interest, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren's continued attempt to shut down crisis pregnancy centers and Nicaragua dictator Daniel Ortega shutting down Catholic processions as the suppression of the Catholic Church there goes on.