Kresta in the Afternoon

President Biden has signed an executive order he hopes will push back against states that are passing laws restricting abortion. At the signing ceremony, he denounced “Republican extremists” and said the idea of a nationwide abortion ban is “not some imagined horror. It’s already happening.” We get the latest news on pro-life laws from Clare Kosmalski.

More than 23,000 people tuned in to last week's Life Beyond Roe webinar. All over the world, pro-lifers are preparing themselves for the next step in the fight. Michael Kenney joins us.

Harmel Academy of the Trades is a post-secondary institution in Michigan where men become experts in a skilled trade while growing in their Catholic Faith. We learn more from David Michael Phelps

Baylor University, the largest Baptist university in the world, has officially chartered Prism, an LGBT student organization, on campus. It’s simply the latest example of how successful the LGBT movement has become. How did the world arrive at its current state of identity politics and how can the Church respond? We talk with Carl Trueman.

Saint Charles de Foucauld was a missionary who served in French Algeria in the early 20th Century until he was killed by bandits. Critics of French Colonialism say he was not some simple preacher, but was a colonialist and empire-builder. What should we know about his life? We talk with David Pinault.

The Christian faith is deeply rooted in Hebrew tradition. The New and Eternal Covenants are ratified in the blood of Jesus and the promise of his father. Dr. Phil Gigliotti has devoted his ministry to exploring these covenants and the connections between Jesus and the Old Testament. He joins us to discuss his work.

In Evangelium Vitae, John Paul II writes that the Gospel of Life is at the heart of Jesus' teaching. Al explains what this means.

Born on July 4, 1872, Calvin Coolidge is the only US President to share a birthday with the birth of the country. He led the United States through a remarkable period in history, but is probably one of the least-known presidents of the last century. Amity Shlaes is back to give a voice to the life of “Silent Cal.”

Since the Second Vatican Council, the Church has called for the renewal of Catholic education at all levels, from grade school through the research university. The Church has warned that Catholic schools must not be just secular schools with a Catholic name and a religion class. The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education was established to help renew Catholic schools by drawing on the Church’s tradition of faith, wisdom and virtue. Elisabeth Sullivan joins us with more.

There are many kinds of anger, and they have many effects. For some, anger is a trait; for others, it is a state. Some are “wired fiery,” with an anger that is always simmering or on a low boil, while the anger of others often comes and goes quickly. Dr Ray joins us again to discuss these types of Anger. Don’t miss him on the Good News Cruise!