About this episode

The episode discusses the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the rise in church attacks in the U.S., and Kelsey Grammer's production of Bernadette, the Musical.

Sebastien Lai and Fr. Robert Sirico on the sentencing of Jimmy Lai to 20 years in a Hong Kong prison. Msgr. Jason Gray and Rosemarie Holliger Costello on the beatification of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon on the rise in attacks on churches in the U.S. Kelsey Grammer talks about his production of Bernadette, the Musical.

People in this episode

Guests: Sebastien Lai, Fr. Robert Sirico, Msgr. Jason Gray, Rosemarie Holliger Costello, Harmeet Dhillon, Kelsey Grammer

Topics covered

• sentencing
• beatification
• church attacks
• theater production
• religion
• spirituality

Keywords

• Jimmy Lai
• beatification
• church attacks
• Kelsey Grammer
• Bernadette
• EWTN
• religion
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EWTN

Books & works: Bernadette, the Musical

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