Being Pro Life
We are back to monthly as of March of 2023. We cover varying topics that fall under the category of respecting human life. This includes topics related to abortion, assisted suicide, religious freedom, capital punishment, immigration and persons with disabilities. Each episode features an interview with someone personally involved in the issue and a call to action on how to get involved.
Episodes
148 episodes
Being Pro Life: The Beauty of Open Adoption
Bob talks with Terri Marcroft about her path to choosing adoption, the misconceptions about open adoption and why adoption should be considered a good and viable option for unplanned pregnancy. Terri is founder of Unplanned Good, a non-profit t...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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35:58
Being Pro Life: Mother Seraphina and the Rose Garden Family Mission
Bob talks with Mother Seraphina Marie, FDM, about her life, her order (Franciscan Daughters of Mary), and the Rose Garden Home Mission which helps pregnant moms and their babies.
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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26:32
Being Pro Life: A New Chaplain for Deaf Ministry
Bob talks with Fr. Charles Onumaegbu, the new Chaplain for Deaf Ministry for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, on his call to the priesthood, his interest in deaf ministry and how he came to the United States.
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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24:58
Being Pro Life: Conceived in Rape
Bob talks with Rebecca Kiessling, a family law attorney, adoptee, mother of 5 children, international pro-life speaker and advocate, who was conceived in rape. She travels around the country speaking out against rape exceptions, how they not on...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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24:54
Being Pro Life: The Mark Houck Story
Bob talks with Mark Houck about being charged with violating the FACE Act outside an abortion facility in Philadelphia, his surprise arrest by over 20 armed FBI agents in front of his wife and young children, and his trial.
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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46:36
Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 8: Moving Forward
Bob talks with Peter Range, Executive Director of Ohio Right to Life, about the passage of Issue 1 in Ohio, the Constitutional Amendment entitled "The Right to Reproductive Freedom". What did we learn, what can we do legislatively to limi...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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27:36
Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 7: A Constitutional Lawyer
Bob talks with Rachel Citak, a Constitutional and Civil Rights attorney, on the November reproductive rights ballot initiative in Ohio and how it makes it even easier to traffic and abuse women in Ohio.
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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23:33
Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 6: A Lawyers Perspective
Bob talks with Philip Williamson, a licensed attorney in Ohio and Kentucky, on the November reproductive rights ballot initiative in Ohio and how it is about so much more than it seems.
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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23:19
Ohio Issue 1 Fails: What is Next?
Bob talks with Aaron Baer of the Center for Christian Virtue on the Ohio voters' rejection of Issue 1 that would have raised the threshold for making changes to Ohio's Constitution, and what the next steps are for defeating the abortion ballot ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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20:58
The Ohio Catholic Conference and the Ohio State Budget
Bob talks with Will Kuehnle, Associate Director for the Ohio Catholic Conference, about Ohio's state budget and what things the OCC advocated for to protect women, families and those with special needs.
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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26:28
Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 4: August Special Election
Bob talks with Brian Hickey, Executive Director for the Ohio Catholic Conference, about Ohio's special August election, to make it more difficult to pass a constitutional amendment, making it more difficult to pass the abortion-related issue ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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20:12
Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 3: Ohio Catholic Conference
Bob talks with Michelle Duffey, Associate Director for Communications and Outreach for the Ohio Catholic Conference, about the Ballot Initiative Materials
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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22:53
Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 2: Stop the Sign
Bob talks with Dena Espenscheid from the Leadership Institute, about the 2023 Ohio Ballot Initiative, "Right to Reproductive Freedom", and what concerned citizens can do to keep this extreme amendment off the ballot this November.
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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30:52
Being Pro Life: Ohio Abortion Ballot Initiative Pt 1: Peter Range
Bob talks with Peter Range, Executive Director of Ohio Right to Life, about the 2023 Ohio Ballot Initiative, "Right to Reproductive Freedom", about how it may sound reasonable to many people at first, but it is actually an extreme ammendment th...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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30:31
Being Pro Life: Ohio Heartbeat Bill
Bob talk with Elizabeth Whitman, Director of Communications for Ohio Right to Life, about the Heartbeat Bill, and misconceptions about what that bill means in the state of Ohio.
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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30:31
Being Pro Life: Ending Abortion in Ohio
Bob talks with Mary Parker about the Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, and Ohio Senate Bill 123 which seeks to end abortion Ohio if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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24:34
Being Pro Life: Death Penalty Pt 4: Ending the Death Penalty
Bob talks with Ohio Senator Stephen Huffman on Ohio Senate Bill 103 to abolish the death penalty in Ohio, and why Being Pro-Life should include because against capital punishment.
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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18:02
Being Pro Life: Death Penalty Pt 3: How the Innocent Are Convicted
Bob speaks with Terry Robinson, a death row inmate, and Tessie Castillo, about how innocent people get convicted and sentenced to death.
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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31:55
Being Pro Life: Death Penalty Pt 2: A Victim's Family
Bob speaks with Rev. Dr. Crystal Walker, whose son was tragically murdered, but remains steadfast against the death penalty.
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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28:15
Being Pro Life Death Penalty Pt 1: Innocent on Death Row
Bob talks with Kwame Ajamu, a death row exoneree, on his story of wrongful conviction and his work on how it is much more common than people think.
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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29:52
Being Pro Life: Respect Life Award Winners: Susan Willke Enouen
Bob talks with Susan Willke Enouen about her research on abortion and assisted suicide, that is today often quoted in pro-life research.
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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26:32
Being Pro Life: Respect Life Award Winners: Fr Tom McQuillen
Bob talks with Fr. Tom McQuillen about his time with prison ministry, as well as ministry to those with mental disabilities in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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21:08
Being Pro Life: Respect Life Award Winners: Mary Anne Boyd
Bob talks with Mary Anne Boyd about founding Project Rachel Ministry in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, our healing ministry for post-abortive women, as well as establishment of the Pregnancy Center Coalition.
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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26:06
Being Pro Life: Respect Life Award Winners: Vivian Koob
Bob talks with Vivian Koob, founder of Elizabeth New Life Center's many pregnancy care centers, Marriage Works Ohio, about how she responded to God's call in her life, and how anyone can get involved in the Pro Life movement.
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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26:57