Kresta in the Afternoon

Kresta in the Afternoon

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Kresta in the Afternoon episodes

  • Holocaust Remembrance (27 Jan 2021)

    It is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.  Al has comments on the problem of evil.  Then he talks to Paul Shrimpton about the German White Rose resistance.  Then in the second hour Fr. Joseph Fession joins Al to talk about the three barracks at Dachau that held members of the clergy.  And to close, Mark Riebling, author of Church of Spies: The Pope's Secret War Against Hitler, joins Al to talk about Pope Piux XII.

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    1 hr 30 min
  • Equality (26 Jan 2021)

    Al shares his thoughts on the Equality Act which President Joe Biden supports. Then Reggie Littlejohn joins Al to talk about the genocide of Uyghur Muslims in China. Then Sam Gregg from the Acton Institute explains why Fortune 500 companies back the Democratic party when their platform is generally against big business. In the second hour, John Bursch from the Alliance Defending Freedom talks about their upcoming cases in front of the Supreme Court. And Carrie Gress shares her new book The Theology of Home II: The Spiritual Art of Homemaking.

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    1 hr 35 min
  • The Conversion of St. Paul (25 Jan 2021)

    The Conversion of St. Paul (25 Jan 2021)

    Al has some more thoughts to share on this renewed message of "unity." Then Gary Scott Smith tells us about the life of Winston Churchill. In the second hour Jennifer Mulligan shares her explains her experience at the St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio when pro-choice protestors disrupted Mass. And finally Steve Ray joins Al to talk about the conversion of St. Paul and St. Titus.

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    1 hr 35 min
  • Direct To My Desk: Unity (22 Jan 2021)


    Al takes your calls on everything from unity to confession.

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    1 hr 34 min
  • Letters to the Churches (21 Jan 2021)

    Al has some thoughts. Then Dick Thompson from the Thomas More Law Center joins Al to discuss a case they will be arguing in front of the Supreme Court. Then J.D. Flynn of Pillar Catholic discusses Archbishop Jose Gomez's statement about President Biden. Then Matthew Bunson from EWTN News joins Al to discuss a Church news roundup. And then Renewal Ministries' Peter Herbeck (Host of Fire on the Earth from Ave Maria Radio) joins Al to talk about the letter to the Churches in the book of Revelation.

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    1 hr 34 min
  • How Did We Get Here? (20 Jan 2021)

    Al shares his thoughts on how a Catholic can be personally opposed to abortion and also be opposed to any restrictions against it. Then Al talks to Gerard Verschuuren about his book How Science Points Us to God. Then Al has more comments on Biden's inauguration. To close out the show, Cynthia Scodova shares how she went from a radical feminist to a devout Catholic.

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    1 hr 34 min
  • Joe Scheidler (19 Jan 2021)

    In this episode, Al shares his thoughts on the upcoming months.  Then we look at a 2018 interview with Robin Gaby Fisher about the 2000 Seton Hall University fire.  And in the second hour Monica Miller joins Al to talk about the life of pro-life activist Joe Scheidler who died yesterday.  He was 93.

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    1 hr 31 min
  • It is Right and Just (18 Jan 2021)

    Al talks to Jeanne Mancini of the March For Life Education and Defense Fund about the March for Life being virtual this year.  Then Al has comments on Martin Luther King Jr.  Then Paul Bhatti, brother of the assassinated Servant of God Shabaz Bhatti, joins Al to talk about his brother and religious liberty in Pakistan.  Then, in the second hour Dr. Scott Hahn joins Al to discuss his new book It Is Right and Just: Why the Future of Civilization Depends on True Religion.

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    1 hr 34 min
  • Direct to My Desk: Growing, Not Grousing (15 Jan 2021)

    Al takes your calls on everything we talked about this week including the riot at the Capitol, Biden receiving communion, and whether or not the Church is a haven.  First, though, a brief interview with World Magazine Capitol correspondent Harvest Prude about her experience in the Capitol during the riot.

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    1 hr 35 min
  • Christ is King (14 Jan 2021)

    Al has a commentary on what it means for Christ to be King.  Then George Marlin shares his new book Mario Cuomo: The Man and the Myth.  In the second hour, Jeff Cavins from Ascension Press joins Al to explain how Fr. Mike Schmitz's new podcast is number one on Apple Podcasts.  Then Peter Herbeck from Ave Maria Radio's Fire on the Earth and Al talks about the book of Revelation.

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    1 hr 35 min

About Kresta in the Afternoon

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For decades, Al Kresta captivated listeners with conversations of consequence on the Things That Matter Most. With the New York Times in one hand and the Catechism of the Catholic Church in the other, he helped us to Build the Church and Bless the Nation.