Host: Johnnette Benkovic

On this special breaking news edition of EWTN Radio’s Women of Grace, Elena Rodriguez sits in for Johnnette Benkovic to talk to guest Sue Brinkmann, staff researcher and journalist at www.womenofgrace.com

Sue starts the show with breaking news—as it is happening—about the end to a 16-hour hostage crisis in Sydney, where a violent Muslim jihadist took more than a dozen hostages who were clients inside a coffee shop, sadly, with multiple fatalities and injuries.

What is the Christian perspective in this tragedy? Sue is also a Third Order Discalced Carmelite. Listen to her reflection. Later in the show, listener Dave shares his witness to troubled individuals who go on a shooting and killing rampage. Dave was a student at Virginia Tech in 2007 during the campus massacre. He shares a new perspective for children from his perspective as a new husband and new parent. Anthony calls in to ask about a new training seminar for corporations that gurus present to employees and ask the employees to empty their minds. Sue explains the dangers of “emptying” one’s mind, what are other warning signs and how to avoid this if it happens at your company. Bryan asks Sue about centering prayer and Tim calls in to warn against emptying of the mind but he thinks centering prayer is okay. Do you think Sue will agree with him and why? Listen here to EWTN Radio’s Women of Grace.