Cultural Connections with Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J.
Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. is a guest on Catholic Connection every Thursday at 9:15am ET on Ave Maria Radio and EWTN Radio discussing current events in light of the Catholic faith. Listen Live HERE.
Prior Interviews
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September 7, 2023, Topic: Fr. Mitch and Teresa discuss the Nativity of Mary and the family of Jesus.
August 31, 2023, Topic: Fr. Mitch and Teresa discuss the big money & powerful political influence pushing abortion.
August 24, 2023, Topic: Fr. Mitch and Teresa discuss the Michigan farmer who was prevented from selling his produce at a local market because of his belief in the Catholic teaching on marriage. A court has now ended this religious discrimination.
August 17, 2023, Topic: Fr. Mitch and Teresa Tomeo discuss recent pro-life successes, and also our responsibility as Catholic citizens to pay attention to those who are candidates, and those who hold office, for more than just highly publicized offices, but also judges, and state and local offices.
August 10, 2023, Topic: Fr. Mitch and Teresa Tomeo discuss the latest revelations of the FBI coordinating more investigations, in several cities, into traditionalist Catholics, which brings concern about the freedoms of speech and religion.
August 3, 2023, Topic: Fr. Mitch and Teresa discuss August’s feast days for the Blessed Mother.
July 27, 2023, Topic: A new poll shows the decline of religion and related beliefs (angels, heaven, hell, the devil) but evidence shows the overall decline in faith of all societal structures.
July 20, 2023, Topic: The White House has declared abortion a “sacred obligation” of the military. Progressives want to change the military to affect change in society. Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. & Teresa Tomeo discuss this topic.
July 13, 2023, Topic: Americans trust in most institutions, including the Church has waned. Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. and Teresa Tomeo discuss what the Catholic Church needs to do to rebuild trust.
July 6, 2023, Topic: More Christian martyrs have died in the last 100 years than the previous 1900 years. Fr. Mitch and Teresa discuss the modern martyrs, where they are mostly from and the new Vatican project to catalog them.
June 29, 2023, Topic: Catholic politicians sign a letter supporting abortion. Fr. Mitch and Teresa discuss this and how it relates to the “father of lies.”
June 22, 2023, Topic: The one year anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. With guest host Vanessa Denha Garmo.
June 15, 2023, Topic: Father’s Day and the crisis of fatherhood, how we got here and what we can do about it. With guest host Vanessa Denha Garmo.
June 8, 2023, Topic: According to the latest European studies, does “transitioning” for those with gender dysphoria really help them physically and mentally? And what should we, as Catholics, be doing about this cultural confusion?
June 1, 2023, Topic: Fr. Mitch talks about the sin of pride from God’s perspective, how it leads to other sins, and how a solution is fidelity and gratitude.
May 25, 2023, Topic: Fr. Mitch catches us up on where he has been on pilgrimage recently, then discusses some of the cultural battles going on here in the United States, including anti-Catholic bigotry, and looks at similar occurrences in recent history.
May 4, 2023, Topic: The Surgeon General says there is an epidemic of loneliness. Fr. Mitch & Teresa Tomeo discuss how our faith can help!
April 27, 2023, Topic: The two feast days this week of the amazing women saints, pro-life heroine St. Gianna Beretta Molla, and Doctor of the Church, St. Catherine of Siena. Plus, how the Catholic Church really views women.
April 20, 2023, Topic: Fr. Mitch & Teresa Tomeo remember EWTN foundress Mother Angelica on her 100th birthday.
April 13, 2023, Topic: How the assault on those fighting the new gender confusion is really an assault on our 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion and ultimately all the other freedoms we have in the U.S. Constitution.
April 6, 2023, Special Holy Thursday segment: The Sacrificial Nature of the Mass and the Priesthood
March 30, 2023, Topic: A new poll shows that traditional values of patriotism, faith, & having children are much less important to Americans. How does this culture change correlate to the growing violence in our country? Resource: WSJ/NORC Poll March 2023
March 23, 2023, Topic: Gender dysphoria and the outcome of medical procedures such as transgender surgery, puberty blockers & hormone therapy, including life expectancy. Schools secretly promoting gender reassignment, and the new “Doctrinal Note on the Moral Limits to Technological Manipulation of the Human Body” by the USCCB.
**Bonus Resource**: EWTN Live with Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. 3/22/23, Guest & Topic: Quentin Van Meter, MD, The President of the American College of Pediatricians, joins Fr. Mitch to discuss the dangers inherent in the current medical and public policy approaches to children with gender identity issues.
March 16, 2023, Topic: Pope Francis’ statement that gender ideology is ‘one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations’ today.
March 9, 2023, Topic: Gender ideology & the surprising history behind it and the Separation of Church & State, plus the President celebrating Women’s History Month by giving the ‘Women of Courage’ Award to a man.
February 23, 2023, Topic: How to Return to the Lord during Lent.
February 16, 2023, Topic: The recent shooting at Michigan State University, and a CDC survey that showed 1/3 of teen girls have contemplated suicide.
February 9, 2023, Topic: Understanding Suffering in Our World, the Turkey/Syria Earthquake
