Our society’s fear of death makes it hard to appreciate the anointing of the sick. Roger Nutt from Ave Maria University gives us a re-introduction to the sacrament as we continue the 2023 Countdown.

We kick off our 2023 Kresta in the Afternoon Countdown, looking back at the top interviews of the year. In this hour, John Czarnetzky weighs in on the worst Supreme Court decisions of all time.

In this hour of the 2023 Countdown, Peter Herbeck discusses what it means to be set on fire by the Lord.

It’s our annual book recommendation show and we’re talking your calls on a book that has impacted your life recently!

We continue with your calls on the best books you've read this year.

In all the debate over gender ideology, many people have forgotten the story of Renee Richards, who underwent sex change surgery in the 1970s. Al looks back on the story. Also, Peggy Stanton prepares us for the Sunday Gospel and also tells the classic story of the Christmas Truce in World War I.

We discuss the meaning of the virtious life with Pat Oedy-Murray and Matthew Bunson tells us about a possible change in rules for cremations, along with other Church news.

Tom Flanagan joins us with a surprising twist on the Indigenous graves story that swept Canada in 2021, and Alicia Wong and Edmund Miller explain why Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of the Unborn.

Wes Smith has the details on a new attempt to sequence the genome of unborn babies, and John Bursch discusses a loving approach to the Church's teaching on gender ideology.

What does the Church mean by true Masculinity and Femininity? Monica Miller joins us.