Segment 1: Ideas have Consequences: Lessons from the Cold War
Today is the anniversary of the 1989 declaration by Mikhail Gorbachev and George H. W. Bush that the Cold War had ended. The nearly 50-year conflict grew from ideological roots that ran deeper than troop movements or diplomatic cables. Marcus looks at these intellectual and ideological foundations of the Cold War.
Segment 2: Meet the Sister Confronting the Mental Health Crisis
When Sister Theres Hong Phuoc Tran teaches mental health workshops at Catholic parishes, schools and religious congregations, she uses a simple verse from Scripture – Mark 12:30 – to illustrate the different components of wellness. She joins us to talk about it.
Segment 3: Confronting Homelessness with Community and Compassion
America’s homelessness crisis seems to have a simple fix – surely Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and a few of their friends have the money to provide housing, don’t they? But the problem is more complicated than that, and homeless means more than the simple lack of a home. Marcus has more.
Segment 4: Francis Xavier and the Missionary Mission
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Francis Xavier, who brought the Gospel all around the world. Marcus reflects on what it means to be a missionary.
