Episode # 1529 - Mary Fiorita And Bob Gilligan

Due to Mary FioRito being out of town this week, this is a rebroadcast from her first show from August 29th and will officially air on Monday October 10th.  Thank you and have a Happy Columbus Day everyone. 

Sitting in today for Father Anthony is Mary Fiorita, from The Ethics And Public Policy Center in  Washington, D.C. who is an attorney, public speaker, and commentator on issues involving women’s leadership in the Catholic Church, work/life balance for mothers, and Catholic Church administration and this is her first show today.  She starts off wishing Father Anthony well and leads a prayer to have him get to a speedy recovery.  Joining is Bob Gilligan, Executive Director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, who discusses what his organization is and goes through in Illinois, as well as different issues.  One of the issues that is discussed today on the show, as well as through the Catholic Conference, political issues that everyone is talking about and witnessing today, in particular the Presidential candidates and issues that people face today, such as Pro-Life for example.  Mary also shares some of the recent Washington Post articles that featured some interesting facts and issues regarding Donald Trump.  This leads to involving previous topics shared in the news and on the show, such as stated above, Pro-Life, Transgenders, and others.  With both Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton in the public, due to the upcoming Presidential Elections, both Mary and Bob share their feelings on how these two candidates affect the Catholic Community.  For more information on Mary Fiorita and Bob Gilligan, please visit online at: for Mary Fiorita-https://eppc.org and for Bob Gilligan-http://www.ilcatholic.org.