Kresta in the Afternoon

Last week the German bishops visit the Vatican for their ad limina visit, a regular procedure for diocesan bishops to keep the Vatican updated on the local church. Fr Raymond de Souza has described the meeting as “devastating for the unity of the Church” and likened it to a crash on the autobahn. Al discusses.

“Step by step, I retreated from God and went forth to meet the world, the flesh, and the devil. . . . I’d join the devil himself. . . . There is no doubt that I traveled with him at my side and that he extorted a great price for his company.” These are the words of Bella Dodd as she reflected on her long battle with atheistic Communism. Paul Kengor joins us with her story.

In 2019, four pro-life advocates entered an abortion facility in Flint, Michigan and refused to leave. Last week a judge sentenced these Red Rose Rescuers to 45 days in jail. Monica Miller shares their story.

The sudden bankruptcy of FTX and resignation of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is a shocking story for anyone who has followed the rise of cryptocurrencies. The whole concept of Crypto can be hard to understand. What should Catholics keep in mind? Philip Booth joins us.

The film The Day After aired on television in November 1983 and imagined what a full-scale nuclear war between the US and the USSR would look like. The debates over nuclear war are an example of how politics can distort others' beliefs. Al shares some thoughts.

Jesus instructed his followers to drop everything, take up their cross and follow him. Such a task is not easy and it is often marked with hardship, but it's also an adventure. We look at this adventure of discipleship through the lenses of the great adventures of fiction as we discuss responding to the call of discipleship with Daniel Keating.

The Vatican II document Dei Verbum, or Word of God, contains a promise of Scripture - the Word of God is not just given to us to reveal God’s plan, it is a disclosure of God Himself. Al discusses.

A recent Final Jeopardy question is sparking controversy. The clue read “Paul’s letter to them is the New Testament epistle with the most Old Testament quotations.” The supposed answer – Hebrews – has caused outcry because most scholars dispute that Paul was the author. We’ll talk more with Kevin Clarke.

The U.S. Senate voted 62-37 Wednesday to pass a bill that would federally recognize same-sex marriage and provide legal protections for interracial marriages. We talk about it with Nathan Schlueter.

Many disenchanted young adults are professing a growing interest in the ‘weird’ aesthetics and beauty of traditional Catholicism. If history is any indication, the Holy Spirit may be leading them to something deeper. Stephen Adubato joins us.