Episode 180: The Open Door with Monica Miller, Director of Citizens for a Pro-life Society (January 1, 2021)

WCAT TV is an en air wing of En Route Books and Media working with WCAT Radio to share the joys of the Catholic faith. To support the station, please visit our Patreon account at https://www.patreon.com/wcatradioIn this episode of The Open Door, James Hanink, Mario Ramos-Reyes, and Christopher Zehnder discuss the ongoing pro-life struggle, including nonviolent direct action. Our special guest is Monica Migliorino Miller, the Director of Citizens for a Pro-life Society. She holds graduate degrees in Theology from Loyola University and Marquette University. She is the author of several books including The Theology of the Passion of the Christ (Alba House) and The Authority of Women in the Catholic Church (Emmaus Road) and Abandoned: The Untold Story of the Abortion Wars (St. Benedict Press). She is now helping lead the efforts of Red Rose Rescue.We asked Dr. Monica Migliorino Miller the following questions. Could you tell us what led you to pro-life activism?How have you been able to sustain your activism over the decades?What is Red Rose Rescue?Do you anticipate increasingly severe legal sanctions against pro-life activists in the Biden presidency?You are a scholar-activist. What should we know about the main themes of your scholarly work?Were you able to bring your pro-life and pro-woman vision to your students at Madonna University?Hannah Arendt famously wrote of “the banality of evil.” Is there something akin to it in the widespread acceptance of the ongoing abortion holocaust?How have you and your husband Edmund been able to harmonize the demanding commitments that you both have with raising a family?Mother Teresa said that the more we are active the more we should pray. Should activism, like theology, begin on its knees?Peter Maurin said that “the future will be different if we make the present different.” Any examples?