On today’s recording of JustLove, in the wake of discovering fifty bodies of migrants in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, left by human traffickers on July 27th, we will be having a conversation with J. Antonio Fernandez, the CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio about the tragic event. Then, we are joined by Prof. Jeffrey M. Wice, Esq., Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow at New York Law School and Special Counsel to the New York City Redistricting Commission to talk about the new political district maps drawn for New York State. J. Antonio Fernandez is the President and CEO of Catholic Charities of the…

In today’s recording of JustLove we return to the difficult situation facing our brethren in Afghanistan: over the past ten months since the withdrawal of American Forces on August 30th, 2021, the people of Afghanistan have faced enormous challenges including drought, a food crisis, and a devastating earthquake.  We speak with Megan Gilbert, Communications Officer with Catholic Relief Services, about what the organization is and has been doing to assist tens of thousands of households in Afghanistan.  Second, today’s episode is an examination of Nigeria where on June 5th a terrible massacre took place at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in that country, in which 40 congregants were killed and scores…

This week we celebrate the birthday of the United States by having two conversations about civics.  First, we will be joined by Tony Williams, a Senior Teaching Fellow at the Bill of Rights Institute of Arlington, Virginia.  He discusses the history of the Declaration of Independence and its legacy.  Then, we mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX with Prof. Courtney Flower, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Sports Studies at Texas Southern University.  Title IX was the Federal Civil Rights Law that was passed in 1972 that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or other education program receiving funding from the Federal Government. Tony Williams is an author and Senior Teaching Fellow at…