Kresta in the Afternoon

When it comes to the history of Christianity, the Catholic Church makes a pretty bold claim: that the earliest Christians were Catholics―and that their beliefs and practices have continued unbroken all the way to the present-day Church. Joe Heschmeyer helps to back up this claim.

Hugo Delgado was raised Catholic but soon found himself wooed away by elements of the New Age movement. He joins us to share how he was led away from the Church, and what led him back.

The Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith. And understanding it begins with understanding its history. We talk with William Albrecht about the church fathers and the history of teaching on transubstantiation.

The Gospels lie at the very heart of our lives as Christians, for it is through the Scriptures that Christ is revealed to us as a person. How does understanding the Biblical Covenant aid us in our work of evangelization? Rob Corzine joins us.

The Supreme Court heard opening arguments today in Dobbs v Jackson, which has the potential to be the biggest abortion case at the court since Roe v Wade. Clarke Forsythe reports on what was said and asked.

We're beginning to learn more about the school shooting yesterday at Oxford High School in Michigan. Four kids were killed and several more are injured, and the entire community will never be the same. Jennifer Hubbard experienced this pain herself when her daughter was killed at Sandy Hook in 2012. Al spoke with her this morning and we share the conversation in this segment.

Many people see the Christian Gospels of the New Testament to be mere fairy tales. But they are real stories that tell us of the lives of real people. Guest Host Marcus Peter examines the Gospels as biographies with Luke Lancaster.

Advent is an ideal time to study and reflect on how Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies. In his Gospel, Matthew declares Christ to be Emmanuel, linking him to passages throughout Isaiah and other Old Testament books. We’ll talk about it again with Dr Leroy Huizenga.

Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of choices: some trivial, others so consequential that they change the course of one's life, or even the course of history. But are these choices really free, or are we compelled to act the way we do by factors beyond our control? Is the feeling that we could have made different decisions just an illusion? And if our choices are not free, is it legitimate to hold people morally responsible for their actions? We take a look at the Free Will with Professor Thomas Pink.

Do you want to change your life and form new habits that will draw you closer to God? Well, there’s no time like the present to try. Fr. Roger Landry joins us with a look at John Paul II’s Six Pillars of Holiness and how they can help you grow closer to Christ.