if i add records to the wisdom of flannery o'connor. she bemoaned the fact that today the world is going through something like a dark night of the soul. the world in its increasingly secular condition is losing its capacity to see the presence of god and at the stirrings of grace. as well as conversion experiences. >> hold that thought and we will take a brief break. we will be back shortly to talk about faith, fiction and film. >>> we are talking with dr. margaret turek and we are talking about evangelizing. that is not only preaching the christian message but seeing the christian truth and finding unexpected ways in which to see it. you mentioned flannery o'connor and her encapsulation as a writer was -- >> she said at one point that the primary gift that she needed as a catholic writer was the gift of prophetic vision. the vision is the capacity to see and see prophetically. by which she meant not the capacity to read the future but the capacity to see what is hidden. and again, for her it is primarily the hidden presence of god. ou

this is when the main flannery session will be taking place. we're expecting lots of statements to come out of that, including for so the address by himself of course, will be here as well. and we'll be giving you updated on all the latest developments. right. do stay with our to international have next on cross talk to lavelle and his guess discussing no history over member joe biden. bye for now. the hello and welcome to cross stock. were all things are considered on peter lavelle from the very start of the bite and presidency we were told, the occupant of the oval office was obsessed with his legacy. 3 and a half years later that legacy can be summed up with a few choice words, division failure incompetence in shame. just he will remember joe by the cross talking biden's legacy and join by my guest, matthew eric in montreal. he's a senior fellow with the american university in moscow and director of the rising tide foundation of canada. in bellingham, we have patrick lawrence. he is, i call them as an author of journalist and their shadows.

. >> my name is reagan flannery. my biggest issue this election season is the media.don't have adequate coverage of both parties and we have a very leftist media. >> my top issue is women's rights and women's productive rights. i have a wife, two daughters and two sons. the most important thing for me is to make sure my daughters are safe in my wife is safe. i'm a big believer in not just equal rights but everyone has a choice. >> i guess my top issue is the preservation of democracy and freedom. it seems like our freedoms are being eroded. the world war ii museum is next door. a lot of people paid a heavy price for that freedom and that's what i think we need to focus on. >> when i think about who i'm voting for, it will center about health care -- around health care and women's rights and the ability to choose. and better access to health care for everyone and an equal playing field for all. >> my top issue for the u.s. right now would be immigration and illegals. we can close up the border or keep it open to people immigrating legally, that would be fine. but until

. >> christina donovan flannery. >> eileen flecha. >> and my uncle john gerard. we all love you so much. we all miss you and you are my hero. on was america. >> i miss you more than words can ask wayne. everybody is always how much they miss you and wish you were still here. when i was younger, i was told that you were super brave standing up here today made me realize how much of a hero you actually are. i know that you are always right there beside us keeping us strong whenever we need you. all of us noticed the signs you send us big and small and they give us more reason to believe that you are with us. it is an honor to have the middle name that i do christine. i know that you are with me playing field hockey and i am hugely grateful for that. as i follow your footsteps hoping to become a firefighter just like you, i cannot wait to become closer to you than ever. we all miss you so much, we love you. >> carl clippinger. john josephjohn joseph florio. joseph walkden flounders. >> carol ann flyzik. >> david fodor. >> michael n. fodor. >> stephen mark fogel. >>