Kresta in the Afternoon

Michael Flynn recently commented that if we are to have one nation under God, we must have one religion under God. Al examines the history of American Christianity and how it relates to this claim.

St. Thomas Aquinas is well-known for his contributions to philosophy. But scholars have recently began to more fully appreciate his role as a biblical theologian. Why was this aspect of his thought neglected for so long? What did Aquinas’ Biblical theology look like? We talk with Dr. Matthew Levering.

If you ask some commentators on the Political Left, Kyle Rittenhouse is a white supremacist who was allowed to get away with murder. If you ask some commentators on the Right, he is a modern-day Davy Crockett, a hero for law and order. But what if it's neither? Al weighs in and also comments on the Monks of Tibhirine and the release of two missionaries in Haiti.

Being a young Catholic woman comes with many challenges. Girls are told that to be "empowered" they must enjoy complete freedoms in the professional and sexual lives. They are told that abortion is liberating. And with the gender revolution, they aren't even sure what it means to be a girl. FemCatholic is employing a three-part strategy to show how women are needed in the Church and World. They're a winner of the OSV Challenge, and Emily Mentock joins us.

Prayer rallies are being organized nationwide on December 1st when the Supreme Court takes up Oral Arguments in Dobbs v Jackson, arguably the most important abortion-related case since Roe. Monica Miller has the details.

A Catholic priest, parishioners and schoolchildren are among the injured in Wisconsin. A Prayer service has been planned for tonight at 7:00 eastern time, 6:00 local time. Monica Cardenas of the Catholic Community of Waukesha joins us.

Gertrude the Great, also known as Gertrude of Helfta, was one of the great mystics of the 13thcentury. 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.

The political divide in America can generally be boiled down to one question: Is America a force for Good in the world? The idea of being a “citizen” rather than a subject or a member of a tribe is unique to American heritage and was among America’s most valued ideals – could it be on its way out? We talk with Victor Davis Hanson.

Last night Al spoke on how Catholic men can be leaders in a post-Christian world. He reflects on some of those points and on what happened with the USCCB in Baltimore this week.

We probably all know someone who has struggled with depression. We want to help, but it can be hard to know where to start. Al has experienced this firsthand, as he was hospitalized twice for depression back in the 1980s. He sits down with Dr. Ray Guarendi to recount the story and how he was able to find hope.