Episode Details

Donal O’Sullivan-Latchford and Fr. Eamonn McCarthy record on the Feast of the Annunciation, also the International Day of the Unborn Child, and the themes of the day run through the whole programme. They pay tribute to several who died recently, including Chuck Norris, Joan Delaney and GAA broadcaster Michael Lyster. They draw particular attention to the late folk singer Dolores Keane and her courageous public defence of a child in the womb against a doctor’s advice, particularly in the context of the ongoing push to widen abortion access in Ireland.

Moving to the topic of Catholicism and same-sex desires, they discuss the film Desire of the Everlasting Hills and Pope Leo XIV’s historic meeting with Courage International. They continue their series on Pope Leo’s World Communications Day message, exploring how AI chatbots simulate human affection while robbing us of the real encounter with another person, and why the mystery of suffering cannot be resolved by technology. The programme airs on the Feast of the Annunciation and closes with a prayer for all mothers with child.

Hear more current affairs shared and explored by Donal and Father Eamonn here.

L'articolo Hope in the Media – Abortion, Same-Sex Desires and Simulated Affection – Dónal O’Sullivan-Latchford & Father Eamonn McCarthy proviene da Radio Maria.