Kresta in the Afternoon

One of the most popular saint “mis-quotations” is that St. Francis told us to preach the Gospel at all times and, if necessary, use words. Words are an essential part of how we share the Gospel – and they’re also an essential part of Scripture itself. The divine revelation manifested in the written word resides in its message, but Scripture does not limit itself to one unique level of meaning. We talk more with Fr. Dempsey Acosta.

We used to celebrate Freedom as the right to do what one Ought. Now we celebrate the right to do as one wills. This freedom has become America’s new idol. How did things get so twisted? Al discusses.

On January 19, 2000, a fire raged through Seton Hall University’s freshman dormitory, killing three students and injuring 58 others. Among the victims were Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, roommates from poor neighborhoods who made their families proud by getting into college. They managed to escape, but both were burned terribly. But the story was just beginning. Robin Gaby Fisher joins us with more.

For more than 250 years, Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade’s Abandonment to Divine Providence has inspired those plagued with doubt, anxiety, and fear. Fr. Jeffrey Kirby has firsthand experience with Fr. de Caussade’s spiritual classic and he joins us with his own meditations that can help you let go of what you can’t control and discover a place of deep serenity in God.

What did faith mean to Winston Churchill? Unlike many politicians of his day he was not transparent about his beliefs, did not regularly attend services, and once described himself as “not a pillar of the Church but a buttress.” Still, he did have a sense of faith that contributed to his idea that he was “walking with destiny.” January 24 marks the anniversary of his death, and we’ll talk more with Gary Scott Smith.

In his letter to the Colossians, St. Paul instructs us to life a life worthy of the Lord and grow in the Knowledge of God? Al describes what this means and how it should affect our lives.

Did you know that Marian Consecration is biblical? With roots stretching all the way back to Genesis? Just as Jesus is the only Way to the Father, the sole mediator between God and man, so Mary is the primary mediator and intercessor before her Son. By virtue of the grace given to her as the Mother of God, she is the “Queen of Heaven and Earth.” Shane Kapler joins us

A little-known 19th-century priest, born into Russian nobility but eventually a Catholic missionary priest in America, lived a life that can be a model for us today. His name is Fr Demetrius Gallitizin, and Paul Prezzia tells us more about him.

The first time Jeffrey Morrow attended an Easter Vigil Mass, he was entering the Catholic Church. If you had told him a few years prior that it would happen, he would say you were crazy. He shares his story today.

What was it like to attend the first March for Life in a post-Roe America? We spoke earlier this afternoon with Clare Kosmalski, who is there with her children