Kresta in the Afternoon

The Catholic tradition has much to say about the relation of science to the faith. How does the natural world point to its Creator? From the earliest times, Christian writers have emphasized two ways. We explore them with Stephen Barr.

Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678. Often called the Red Priest, he is one of the great composers of the era. Al introduces us to his music and life.

On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states may not bar Donald Trump – or any candidate – from their primary ballots. What does this ruling mean? Does it even matter anymore, given the Super Tuesday results? Dean John Czarnetzky of the Ave Maria School of Law joins us.

The 96th Academy Awards will take place this weekend. The films nominated for Best Picture showcase how our culture is wrestling with a post-Christian society, whether or not these films feature religion or not. We talk more about it with Joseph Holmes.

March is Trisomy Awareness Month. It has special significance for Beverly Jacobson, who learned 18 weeks into her ninth pregnancy that her baby had Trisomy-18. As is often the case, her doctors suggested she have an abortion. That was seven years ago, and now her daughter Verity is living an amazing life and brings joy to her family and others. Beverly joins us

We all know someone who is battling addiction and recent studies have shown alcohol abuse has risen over the last year as people try to cope with the stress and isolation brought on by the pandemic. Addiction attacks the mind, the body and the spirit, and all three areas must be addressed to get help. We’ll look at a pastoral approach to addictions with Fr Anthony Pinizzotto.

One hundred years ago or more, if you had problems in your marriage or suffered from depression, you might turn to your pastor. In response, he’d address your problems in explicitly Christian terms. What’s changed since then? Al takes a closer look.

Satan is constantly at work disturbing our peace, corrupting our thoughts, demoralizing us in our weaknesses, and diverting our attention away from God. His goal: to paralyze our spiritual efforts and mire us in a life of sin. How can we overcome these sinful thoughts? Fr. Thomas Morrow joins us.

Throughout Scriptures, God asks us Questions. "Where are you?" "Do you want to be healed?" "Whom do you seek?" and of course the ever-important "Who do you say that I am?" Leonard DeLorenzo join us to examine the questions Jesus poses to us and how they reveal the hidden secrets of our hearts.

Catholic positions on contested moral issues are rejected by the majority in the secular West and are increasingly rejected by Catholics themselves. David Deane has written a new book articulating two reasons for this problem. He joins us.