Originally published at National Catholic Register
Baier spoke with the Register about a health crisis in the family, his reliance on prayer, and how he defines ‘grace.’
NBC’s Saturday Night Live began its Oct. 19 broadcast with a parody of a recent interview conducted by Bret Baier and Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News. The cold open reaired as part of SNL’s November “Election Special.”
Starting with jabs and both sides poking fun, actor Alec Baldwin and SNL cast member Maya Rudolph portrayed the Catholic journalist and presidential hopeful, respectively, hitting on several topics, including an issue very close to Catholics: life.
Rudolph made it clear that Harris doesn’t shy away from using the word “abortion,” while the current occupant of the White House might not, and then proceeded to attack Baier, portrayed by Baldwin, shown cringing upon hearing words having to do with women’s anatomy and health.
Challenging interviews and parodies aside, Baier himself is very much a man of faith. The Catholic journalist doesn’t shy away from speaking out on issues that matter to him. Having written extensively about his own faith journey in a recent book detailing his family’s struggle after he and wife Amy’s first son was diagnosed with a
