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Serving the Poor and the Persecuted
with Dr. Stephen Rasche

Serving the Poor and the Persecuted

Guest: Dr. Stephen Rasche

How did open-heart surgery change a lawyer’s heart?

Who are today’s martyrs, literally dying for Christ?

What can we do to serve and protect Christians from violence?

Stephen Rasche, JD, director of the Institute for Catholic Humanitarian Service at Franciscan University of Steubenville, shares his personal stories as a missionary to persecuted peoples in conflict zones with Franciscan University Presents host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of Franciscan University, and panelists Dr. Scott Hahn and Dr. Regis Martin of Franciscan University’s Theology Department.

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