Kresta in the Afternoon

Last weekend a gold tabernacle was stolen from St Augustine Church in New York and the Eucharist inside was thrown all over the altar. It’s the latest of several attacks against Churches that have occurred in the last two years. Katie Yoder joins us with a review of some of the incidents and also discusses how pro-life centers are helping families with the baby formula shortage.

Why are things the way they are? Why do we enjoy learning about them? The answer is simple: for the beauty of it. When we speak of the existence of God, we are not speaking of just one more being in whom one might believe. We speak rather of the condition of possibility, the foundational existence, reason, and love that makes reality intelligible, steeped in meaning, and rooted in the beauty of being.

Pro-life and Catholic groups in Michigan are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who asked the Michigan Supreme Court to declare that abortion is protected by the state’s constitution. Teresa Tomeo join us with the latest – catch her tonight on EWTN News In-Depth!

The Holy Spirit comes to bear Witness to Christ and is the foremost witness to who Jesus is. How do we relate to the Spirit, and how does this relationship differ from the other persons of the Trinity? Peter Williamson joins us.

Three recent gun attacks have brought the issue of gun control back into the news. We don’t know much yet about the shooter in Tulsa, but we do know that the motivations and backgrounds of the shooters in Uvalde and Buffalo were very different. We look back on a conversation with Peter Langman to understand what similarities and differences we see among people who choose to commit mass murder.

If Roe v Wade is overturned, Pro-lifers will need to know their arguments better than ever. Today Al begins a series examining the biggest claims of abortion supporters and how pro-lifers can respond.

This weekend we conclude the Easter season with the great Feast of Pentecost. What does the Catechism teach us about the power of the Holy Spirit and its role in the Church? Peggy Stanton joins us.

As we await the final opinion in the Dobbs ruling, we should recall who we are as a nation and the creed that binds us together. Michael Kenney joins us to do just that.

Recent attacks in Buffalo, Uvalde and Tulsa have brought the Gun Control debate to the forefront of public discourse. But there are some important facts that are often overlooked in this discussion. Al shares some thoughts.

In order to fully appreciate the Scriptures, we must understand from where the Scriptures came. In the years after Christ’s death, faithful Christians of differing backgrounds fought over the contents and structure of the Old Testament. Who won these “Scripture Wars?” God did, of course but not without raising up a great saint whose keen mind and deep faith expelled from Christianity both false understandings of how the gentle, loving God of the New Testament relates to the often-stern God of the Old. His name was Justin Martyr. We celebrate his feast today with Rod Bennett.