Kresta in the Afternoon

A recent study found that young single men are the loneliest they have been in generations, and we all experienced loneliness to some extent during the COVID lockdowns. In John 15, Christ speaks of true friendship: “Remain in my love…I have called you friends…” Al takes a look at what it means to have friendship with Christ.

In the wake of the feminist revolution, sociologists and politicians turned to the latest research to see how best to address needs such as access to equal education and employment. Pope John Paul II took a different approach: he turned to the Book of Genesis and connected theology to human sexuality. Sr. Joseph Andrew explains how and invites you to join her on the Good News Cruise.

On Friday the Justice Department released a redacted version of the affidavit used to secure the warrant for the FBI to search former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. What, if anything, have we learned about the search? Andrew McCarthy joins us.

President Biden has announced the cancellation of thousands of dollars of federal student debt for those who qualify. What are some of the effects of such a move? Was this debt even the President’s to forgive? And is college even worth the investment anymore? Richard Vedder is our guest.

We invite you to join us on the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children, as we visit the burial places and memorial sites dedicated to the victims of abortion. This simple action humanizes these innocent victims and deepens our commitment to ending the injustice of abortion. This year’s National Day of Remembrance is on September 10, and Monica Miller has the details.

For centuries, Paul, the apostle who “saw the light on the Road to Damascus” and changed dramatically from zealous Pharisee persecutor to devoted follower of Jesus, has been one of the church’s most widely cited early teachers. Yet for leading New Testament scholar and Anglican bishop N. T. Wright, most Bible scholars and pastors have not fully grasped what Paul was actually doing and why.

What does an ancient thinker born centuries after Christ have to say that applies to our lives today? Well, if that thinker is St Augustine of Hippo, he has a whole lot to say. Dr James K A Smith has traveled long on the road with St Augustine, he joins us with a look at how Augustine can be a pilgrim guide to the complicated world we live in.

There’s a tricky passage in Chapter 12 of St. Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians. He speaks of being given a “thorn in the flesh” to keep him from being conceited. When he asked the Lord to remove the thorn, the Lord responded “My grace is sufficient for you.” What is the meaning of this thorn in the flesh? Al discusses.

The College of Cardinals is in the midst of three separate "consistories." There is a lot on the agenda, including the elevation of new cardinals and a discussion of the new constitution for the Roman Curia, Praedicate Evangelium. Matthew Bunson reports from Rome, and also tells of the tarnished legacy of the late Archbishop Weakland.

In this Sunday's Gospel Jesus gives us a lesson on humility: "when you are invited to a banquet, do not recline in the place of honor…rather, go and take the lowest place." What lessons can we take from this? And did Jesus really tell us not to invite our family to the wedding feast? Peggy Stanton joins us