Episode 22: Evil and Activism

Forty-eight hours into the new year and "world war 3" was already trending on Twitter. How can a Catholic respond to so much evil in the world? Is it wrong to be angry? Is prayer and fasting all we can do? What is the relationship of Christianity to activism? Fr. McCarthy returns to give us his thoughts.0:00 Introductory chit chat6:00 Thoughts on "nobodies" and hidden things11:40 So. Much. Evil. 15:20 What do we do about it? 1:00:00 Thoughts on "ends and means" in an election year---Right to Life movementFr. McCarthy's essay on Franz Jagerstatter (2007), "The  Man Who Chose to See"http://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Issue-70_Vocations_Prayer_Franz-Jagerstatter-The-Man-Who-Chose-To-See.pdfEllen's reflection on and review of the film "A Hidden Life" (2020), "What About Franz?"http://catholicsagainstmilitarism.com/just-war/what-about-franz/Essay by Fr. McCarthy, "Abortion and War," written soon after Iraq War I commencedhttps://www.centerforchristiannonviolence.org/sites/default/files/media/resources/essays/Abortion_and_War.pdfFind Fr. McCarthy here: www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171Support the showFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast