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Acton Line podcast: Mourning the Notre-Dame cathedral inferno; Rev. Robert Sirico on education
Acton Line podcast: Mourning the Notre-Dame cathedral inferno; Rev. Robert Sirico on education
Nov 27, 2024 7:35 PM

On this episode of Acton Line, host Caroline Roberts is joined by Acton’s director of research, Samuel Gregg, to touch on the historical and religious significance of Notre-Dame in the wake of the fire that consumed much of the cathedral this past Monday. After that, research associate Dan Hugger sits down with Acton’s president and co-founder Rev. Robert Sirico to discuss current issues in education, including some of Betsy Devos’s policies.

Check out additional resources for this podcast:

France’s churches are under attack, but the establishment doesn’t seem to care

Read “Notre-Dame, France’s Parish,” by Samuel Gregg

Read “As Notre Dame burns, France called to re-set world ablaze,” by Michael Severance

Notre-Dame photos: A fire and its aftermath

Bloodied, but unbowed: Stunning aerial footage shows scale of destruction to Notre Dame

Learn more about Sacred Heart Academy

Explainer: The Trump Administration’s new educational choice proposal

Conservatives get failing grade on education

New to the Acton Line podcast? Subscribe here! We also mend starting with these episodes:

Rev. Robert A. Sirico on the reality of socialism; Interview with a Venezuelan dissident

Is entrepreneurship declining? All jobs are on the A team

P.J. O’Rourke on capitalism; Peter Jackson’s ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’

Do you have feedback for the Acton Line podcast team? We want to hear from you! Leave a message at 888-705-4180 or email [email protected]. Lastly, if you like what you heard on today’s episode, please leave a review and rating on iTunes.

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