This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the idea that fanaticism or radicalism can or cannot apply to Christianity--or more specifically, to Catholicism. When God asks for everything, how can we give Him too much? In current events, 67 nations sign the High Seas Treaty. UAW workers on strike. Biden goes to see them. Writers' strike ends. Fire in China mine. Cuban Embassy 'bombed.' NASA lands OSIRIS-Rex. Philippines fighting with China. FTC fighting with Amazon. Anthony Rota introduces Nazi… Trudeau claps. North Korea sends back prisoner. Joan Andrews is convicted. California sues life-saving drugmakers. O'keef sues Hawaii. School elects queen for homecoming. Strickland told to resign. Pennsylvanians walk out of school. McCarrick goes to Wisconsin. China charges priest with fraud. Josh Alexander's brother beat then arrested. Nebraska Gma to spend 2 years in jail for killing grandchild. Polish Basilica burned after gay orgy. In the land of nonsense, artist sells blank painting. Man fakes passenger. Michigan woman gets stuck in outhouse. Nerf gun extreme. SHOW NOTES: Strains of Steve Millerhttps://apnews.com/article/denmark-artist-money-empty-canvases-e57483d602d74409cd82b892f62474cbPure Michigan...https://www.abc12.com/news/state/woman-rescued-from-outhouse-toilet-in-northern-michigan/article_cadc1e8c-57ca-11ee-a62a-3fcacfb1d1ac.htmlGive the HOV lane checkers a purpose in lifehttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/09/27/HOV-lane-Halloween-mask-Washington-State-Patrol/2731695833566/Hi-tech nerfing...https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/09/27/germany-Guinness-World-Records-Nerf-gun/6971695828342/ Joan Andrews Bell writes from prison: I want to live like a cloistered nun in her cell https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/joan-andrews-bell-writes-from-prison-i-want-to-live-like-a-cloistered-nun-in-her-cell/ How the DC pro-life convictions could strike down the FACE Act and put an abortionist in jailhttps://www.lifesitenews.com/analysis/how-the-dc-pro-life-convictions-could-strike-down-the-face-act-and-put-an-abortionist-in-jail/We went into court on the first day believing Mom would be able to say her opening statement, but the judge denied her that right because she stated that what was written was against the legal parameters of what could be said in an opening statement. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (one of former President Bill Clinton’s nominees) did say, though, that Mom could read her opening statement only if she would take the stand and testify.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1988/07/16/can-florida-break-joan-andrews/b586d207-67b0-4c59-b372-e16ebd2cef36/During the eleven days he spent in jail, MLK writes his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Pro-life rescuer Lauren Handy again denied emergency release from jail after FACE Act convictionhttps://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-rescuer-lauren-handy-again-denied-emergency-release-from-jail-after-face-act-conviction/ Joan Bell Andrews’ daughter speaks out: ‘I was physically and emotionally crippled by’ FACE Act trialhttps://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/joan-bell-andrews-daughter-speaks-out-i-was-physically-and-emotionally-crippled-by-face-act-trial/ California sues pro-life groups in an attempt to quash abortion pill reversal https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/california-sues-pro-life-groups-in-an-attempt-to-quash-abortion-pill-reversal/ Trump’s gaslighting on COVID lockdowns is finally called out in Megyn Kelly interview https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/trumps-gaslighting-on-covid-lockdowns-is-finally-called-out-in-megyn-kelly-interview/ Trump claims full credit for pro-life victories while continuing to attack heartbeat lawshttps://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-claims-full-credit-for-pro-life-victories-while-continuing-to-attack-heartbeat-laws/ Ray Epps charged in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ray-epps-charged-in-connection-with-jan-6-capitol-riot/ Trump promises to pardon jailed pro-life rescuers, ‘every political prisoner’ of Biden adm https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-promises-to-pardon-jailed-pro-life-rescuers-every-political-prisoner-of-biden-admin/ James O’Keefe sues Hawaii governor over ban on taking photos of fire-ravaged areas https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/james-okeefe-sues-hawaii-governor-over-ban-on-taking-photos-of-fire-ravaged-areas/Maui Police Chief John Pelletier repeatedly urges “patience, prayers and perseverance” as teams painstakingly search the ashes in the seaside community of Lahaina for the remains of scores of victims from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than 100 years.It’s the kind of message he has used before, in the aftermath of another American tragedy: the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that left 58 dead and hundreds injured.Pelletier was a Las Vegas police captain when a gunman with ...
