Kresta in the Afternoon

Advent is the time to make room in our hearts and homes for Christ! But how? Between now and Christmas, Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak will be walking families through the Advent season to help them celebrate a more peaceful, loving, joyful and faithful family life. They’re kicking it off with a Webinar tonight. Greg joins us.

Advent is officially underway, and it’s a great opportunity for us to grow in our relationship with Jesus. The path of following Jesus is an ancient and storied spiritual tradition. Yet many believers are not familiar with the three major forms of prayer and the three stages of spiritual growth that exist to bring them closer to God. We’ll explore them with Brant Pitre.

These first weeks of Advent focus more on the Lord’s second coming in glory than on His first coming at Bethlehem. The Gospel clearly states that we must always be prepared, for at an hour we do not expect, the Son of Man will come. “Ready” is the key word. But how should we be ready? We talk with Msgr Charles Pope.

Detective J. Warner Wallace listened to a pastor talk about Jesus and wondered why anyone would think Jesus was a person of interest. He was skeptical of the Bible, but he’d investigated several no-body homicide cases in which there was no crime scene, no physical evidence, and no victim's body. Could the historical life and actions of Jesus be investigated in the same way? He decided to find out. He joins us.

What lessons can we learn about the modern church from a short story written before the Civil War? Al looks at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Birthmark to explain.

This weekend we begin Advent and our preparation for the arrival of Jesus. How was His coming foretold by the prophets? Dr. Lawrence Feingold is our guest.

Having a child with autism can throw anyone's life off. But there are some ways it can make your life better. Chris Peden, the father of two children with Autism, joins us.

Last week, the CDC released updated abortion data for 2021. Unfortunately, the news is not good for pro-lifers. The data indicate that the number of abortions increased in at least 34 states, the third time in four years that the CDC has reported an increase in the incidence of abortion. Michael New has more.

Advent is profoundly eschatological, a reality that grows more apparent as the season reaches its climax. In these days, Holy Mother Church considers Jesus Christ as the Approaching One, who brings into the middle of time not only the spotless light of the Beginning, but also the awesome glory of the End, which He Himself is. We talk more about it with Philip Primeau.

Over the weekend Pope Francis was briefly admitted to the hospital with flu-like symptoms. Doctors have ruled out pneumonia and say he is battling lung inflammation. He has canceled his planned trip to Dubai and an aide delivered his Wednesday address. Matthew Bunson has an update on this and other Church news.