#12245 World War II, Modern Warfare, SpaceX, Transgender Issues, and more │ Flannel Panel - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, join Cy Kellett, Chris Check, and Joe Heschmeyer for the always-entertaining “Flannel Panel,” where they dive into world events and moral issues through a Catholic lens. Topics include the ethics of war, the phrase “unconditional surrender,” nuclear weapons, and how Catholic just war teaching applies to modern conflicts. They also discuss the sonic boom from a recent SpaceX rocket launch, the moral challenges of technology, and reflections on recent Supreme Court decisions.

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers live.
0:32.6	Oh, it's going to be a good two hours today.
0:34.5	Flannel panel, both hours, where we talk about the news of the day
0:38.6	from a Catholic perspective. Maybe it's a slow news time, but we'll make it interesting. I promise.
0:43.7	I know there's not much news out there, but we'll make it interesting. Let me introduce the members of the
0:47.9	panel. I, your host, Cy Kellett, am wearing a flannel shirt. Chris Check, president of Catholic
0:53.6	Gansers, wearing his flannel shirt. Chris Check, president of Catholic Answers, wearing his final shirt.
0:55.0	Hello, Chris, Chris, Chuck.
0:56.3	Cy, thanks for having me.
0:57.4	Can I say a quick thank you?
0:58.7	Just, oh.
0:59.6	I want to say a thank you to my dear friends at Salt and Light Radio in Idaho, Keith Petty
1:05.3	John, Chairman of the Board, and Hope and Brian and the rest of the crew there.
1:13.9	I was in Idaho for four days, four cities,
1:19.5	four talks, helping to promote Salt and Light Radio with the Vigil Project, a great praise and worship band. And these people just are the loveliest people I've ever met in my life.
1:24.9	Thank you for saying. I'm glad that you said that because I'm quite serious. I know that you're quite serious and I have to warn Joe of something.
1:30.8	Chris has been around nice people for five days.
1:33.8	No, I'm deadly serious about this.
1:35.7	That means he has pretended to be nice for five straight days.
1:39.3	He is in a terrible mood.
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