Deal Hudson
Interview on Mother Angelica Live 1995
A few months after taking over Crisis Magazine in February, 1995, I was very fortunate to be invited down to Irondale, Alabama, to the EWTN studies, to appear on Mother Angelica Live. It was this appearance that really started the steady growth of the magazine while I was its publisher and editor. Mother Angelica was one of a kind, perhaps the most naturally funny person I have ever met, but, more than that, she was sharp and shrewd, able to cut to the bottom line on any subject that was discussed. As I watched this, I remember how much she put me at ease, though I was very nervous before going on. The moment she came in and sat next to me, I knew the show would go well. And, I think, it did.
A Baptist Minister Becomes Catholic
This is my appearance on “The Journey Home,” an EWTN program hosted by Marcus Grodi, a marvelous fellow, by the way. The description of my appearance on the network website was as follows:
As a child, Deal attended a Presbyterian Church at his mother’s promptings. In high school, after being witnessed to by a Southern Baptist friend, he accepted Jesus and joined the Baptist Church. After attending the University of Texas, where he was president of the Baptist student union, he enrolled in Princeton Theological Seminary and later received his Ph.D. from Emory. While studying at Emory, he met a Catholic friend, who led him deeper into the Catholic tradition. He started meeting with a priest every week for two years and was finally confirmed a Catholic at the Dominican House in Atlanta, where Flannery O’Connor convalesced.
Preparing Catholics for the 2016 Election
In May 2016, I gave a speech to a group of Catholic activists in Cincinnati, Ohio, gathered together by Priests for Life, on how Catholics could make THE difference in the upcoming presidential election. I specifically outlined the ways the institutional Church would try to oppose Catholic efforts on behalf of the pro-life cause. What I predicted did, indeed, happen, and in quite dramatic fashion. Fortunately, Catholic voters overcame clerical resistance and voted 52% to 45% for the Trump/Pence ticket.
Personhood and Politics – Part IV
On January 21, 2010, I spoke to the American Life League Personhood Conference in Washington, D.C. on the topic of “Personhood and Politics.”
Personhood and Politics – Part II
On January 21, 2010, I spoke to the American Life League Personhood Conference in Washington, D.C. on the topic of “Personhood and Politics.”
Personhood and Politics – Part I
On January 21, 2010, I spoke to the American Life League Personhood Conference in Washington, D.C. on the topic of “Personhood and Politics.”
