What Mario Lopez learned about his Catholic faith in the Holy Land. Ep. 65

It was a curious Tweet that came across my timeline. Was A.C.
Slater really getting baptized in the Jordan River? Got baptized in
the same river Jesus did...#JordanRiver #Jesus #JohnTheBaptist
pic.twitter.com/WIuPtqEk9b — Mario Lopez (@MarioLopezExtra) March
22, 2018 And there was another one—this time at the Cathedral of
Our Lady of the Annunciation: Angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary
she was going to be the mother Christ of
here...#AnunciationCathedral #RomanCatholic #AngelGabriel
#VirginMary pic.twitter.com/QVMEr9Gyf9 — Mario Lopez
(@MarioLopezExtra) March 21, 2018 Mario Lopez is a TV host and
actor. You might know him as A.C. Slater on “Saved by the Bell” or
from “Dancing with the Stars.” He is currently one of the hosts of
“Extra”—and a promoter of the Gospel. It’s one thing for
celebrities to be privately religious; using their platforms for
evangelization is quite another. This week we talk with Mario about
his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, what it’s like to be faithful in
Hollywood, and passing down faith to children. The Signs of the
Times segment of the show comes with a cake motif: we discuss the
Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Colorado “gay wedding cake”
case and its impact on religion and culture; also, there was a
life-sized Jesus cake—complete with icing stigmata wounds—that was
maybe (or definitely) made in bad-taste. Outside of cake news, we
talk about why the Vatican issued a new document on SPORTS!; why a
statue of Jesus was “too-Catholic” for one Baptist church; and how
a former slave is going to be the first Catholic entombed in
Denver’s Cathedral. Have you been thinking to yourself, “Friday is
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jesuitical@americamedia.org. Links from the show: Pope Francis asks
German bishops to set aside plan on Communion for non-Catholic
spouses Vatican Sports on Sundays are O.K. (except when used to
skip Mass) Baptist congregation votes Jesus statue out for being
‘too Catholic’ A life-sized Jesus cake with stigmata wounds is
making Christians angry Supreme Court sides with baker who wouldn’t
make cake for a same-sex couple Former slave, on possible path to
sainthood, to be entombed in Denver cathedral Patreon Facebook
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