The Michigan Catholic Conference explains troubling new health education standards in our state

Segment 1Devotion to Our Lord in the Womb: The Divine Nine MonthsThis book was written by Fr. Henry James Coleridge, S.J. and originally published in 1885. “In a nutshell this read is a completely distinct and separate stage in the history of the Incarnation. Our Lord’s life in the womb of His Blessed Mother presents a modern take on a devotion of Our Lord which begins with the Annunciation itself and ends on the eve of the Nativity, covering the whole unborn life of Our Lord.” A new edition is available from TAN.Jason Gale is Vice President of Content and Production at TAN Books. He holds degrees in Theology and Catechesis including an Ecclesiastical License of Divinity in Catechesis through the Maryvale Institute. He is a husband and a father to 7 children.Segment 2Gender Ideology Included in New Health Ed Standards Despite Significant Opposition“Gender ideology would be promoted to children as young as 11 or 12 years old under health education standards approved by a majority of the State Board of Education for use in public schools, despite opposition from Michigan Catholic Conference and more than 1,000 Catholic grassroots advocates.” Read more here!Paul Stankewitz received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Michigan State University. He served as City Manager of the northern Michigan community of Onaway and then as Director of the Michigan Catholic Rural Life Coalition. Paul joined the staff of the Michigan Catholic Conference in 2004, where he serves as a Policy Advocate. He also serves as Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Catholic Education Policy at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.Rebecca Mastee, J.D. received her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and her law degree from Ave Maria School of Law in 2009, graduating cum laude. She served as an Edmund Burke Fellow advocating at the United Nation’s annual Commission on the Status of Women with the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. For the past twelve years, she has worked as a Policy Advocate for the Michigan Catholic Conference. Rebecca advocates for state policies that recognize the dignity of every person and support pregnant women and families in need. Get full access to Epiphany at epiphanyradio.substack.com/subscribe