Kresta in the Afternoon

In August Mississippi presented a brief to the Supreme Court arguing that there is no Constitutional right to abortion and asking the Court to overrule Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey. What chances does this effort have of being successful? Professor Robert George joins us.

When John U Bacon played hockey for the Ann Arbor Huron High School River Rats, he never scored a goal. But years later he was asked to coach the team – which at that point hadn’t won a single game in over a year. They were proud to be called the worst team in America – and John turn them into winners. He tells us how.

A Pentagon official said this week that ISIS-K could have the capacity to attack the US within the next 12 months. It’s been two years since founder Abu Bakr Al Bagdadi was killed and the caliphate may be gone, but ISIS clearly isn’t going anywhere. What do they want now, and what will they do to get it? We’ll talk with Joby Warrick.

Gertrude the Great, also known as Gertrude of Helfta, was one of the great mystics of the 13th century. She practiced a spiritualty called “nuptial mysticism” in which she came to see herself as a Bride of Christ and had a deeply personal union with Jesus and his Sacred Heart. We talk about her with Rachel Fulton Brown.

When we discuss sexual abuse in the Church, there are many myths and obstacles we must overcome if we are get to the roots of the problem. For example, many people today probably think that abuse rates in the Church are as high as they have ever been and that the Church has done nothing to address the scandal. We examine this and other falsehoods with Bill Donohue.

In November 1979, 52 US citizens were taken hostage when a group of militarized Iranian college students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran. Among them was Marine Corps guard Rocky Sickmann, who would spend the next 444 days in captivity. He shares his story.

In the leadup to the election last fall there was a common theme to many progressive candidates’ campaigns: the Evils of Business. Corporate America is singled out for not paying enough taxes and exploiting both customers and employees in pursuit of the almighty dollar. So why do Democratic candidates tend to do so well raising funds from Corporate America? Sam Gregg joins us

In the words of CS Lewis, “God is more than a god, not less; Christ is more than Balder, not less. We must not be ashamed of the mystical radiance resting on our theology. We must not be nervous about parallels and ‘pagan Christs’: they ought to be there it would be a stumbling block if they weren’t. We must not, in false spirituality, withhold our imaginative welcome.” Some of our most well-known myths come from the Romans and Greeks. What role did these tales play in ancient society and what use do we have for them today? Dr Louis Markos is our guest.

In August of this year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned in disgrace. Al looks at the story, with a focus on the Scriptures teach us on the dangers of pride.

This summer America commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race riot, also known as the Black Wall Street Massacre. It destroyed more than 35 square blocks of what was then the wealthiest Black community in the US and “officially” left 36 people dead, though modern estimates are higher. Scott Ellsworth tells the story.