January 15, 2026 - Hour 1

Segment 1: Trump administration disappoints again on AbortionThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has restored Title X funding to Planned Parenthood, the latest disappointment by a president once dubbed the most pro-life in history. Is Trump-Vance administration the most anti-life GOP administration in history? Marcus discusses.Segment 2: Henry VIII Breaks from the ChurchOn January 15, 1535, Henry VIII proclaimed that he was now Supreme Head of the Church of England. We look at the historical context of this breakage with Joanna Bogle.Segment 3: Does God Make us Righteous? (2 segments)The Catholic Church teaches that the grounds for our justification is our interior state of holiness, which God brings about within us when we are initially saved. For a Catholic, God reckons a believer to be justified because he has freely and gratuitously brought about interior state of righteousness in the believer. This stands in contrast to the Reformed tradition of Protestantism, which denies that our interior state of holiness is the ground of justification. We take a closer look with Karlo Broussard. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com