November 19, 2025 – Hour 1

Marcus’ Monologue: A Loving, Truth-Centered approach to LGBT MinistrySt. Mary Student Parish in Ann Arbor will reportedly host an “LGBT Yoga” retreat soon. What is a loving, faithful response when Church officials misrepresent what the Church teaches? Marcus discusses.German Identical Twins Receive Death on DemandAlice and Ellen Kessler, German twin sisters and dancers who were famous across Europe in the 1950s, died this week by joint assisted suicide. Predictably, many are hailing their suicide as a “heroic” or “empowering” act. Wes Smith joins us with more.Links for this SegmentGerman Identical Twins Receive Death on DemandA Brief Pilgrimage into DeathNovember, the month of the dead, calls us to remember our own death and to prepare for eternal life. What if we could visit Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven? Wouldn’t that open our eyes and put life into an entirely different and eternal perspective? Jared Staudt joins us.Preparing for Death: A Brief Imaginative Pilgrimage 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