Healing After Abortion: Kathryn Jean Lopez on Mother Angelica’s Compassionate Witness

Son Rise Morning Show · Oct 27, 2026 · 7m

How can the Church offer true compassion and healing to those wounded by abortion amidst a hyper-politicized culture? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back Kathryn Jean Lopez, opinion columnist for National Review, to reflect on Respect Life Month and the personal legacy of Mother Angelica.

Lopez shares her experience of interviewing Mother Angelica just before her second stroke, highlighting how Mother Angelica’s deep reliance on the Holy Spirit allowed her to respond to women struggling with post-abortion trauma with profound perception, love, and mercy. Lopez…