Kresta in the Afternoon

When Msgr. Hilary Franco was a young priest, he served as an assistant to Bishop Fulton J Sheen and was with him during the Second Vatican Council. 60 years later, he may be the only priest alive who witnessed those events firsthand. He joins us to share his memories.

We all hunger to live in a more just world and most of us are working in some way or another to promote justice. But what is justice? And does it differ from social justice? Dr. Robert Whaples joins us.

A New York Times column recently suggested that Dorothy Day’s cause for sainthood may be delayed because Church leaders are uncomfortable with her politics. Al responds and asks if “right” and “left” can be used to describe our political divisions.

October is the month of the Rosary. Each of the Mysteries of the Rosary commemorates a monumental event in the life of Jesus – but have we ever stopped to really think about the people and places that were part of those Mysteries? Steve Ray joins us today to do that.

In Romans 11:29, St. Paul writes that “the Gifts and Callings of God are irrevocable.” What does that mean for God’s covenant with the Jewish people and promise of the Land of Israel? Dr. Larry Feingold joins us.

In a 1946 radio address, Pope Pius XII diagnosed one of the great problems in modern society – we have lost our sense of sin. Pope Francis echoed this point as well, warning us not to be like King David, who was blind to his own sin until the prophet Nathan opened his eyes. As Christians, it is our duty to fraternally correct our brothers and sisters when necessary. We talk about it with Stephen White.

When the medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas addressed the best arguments against God in his masterwork, the Summa Theologica, he listed only two. The first was the problem of evil: How can God ― who is perfectly good ― exist alongside that which is against Him? His second: Is God really needed to explain the world? Today, Pat Flynn joins us with the best arguments for God.

In this Sunday’s Gospel the Pharisees attempt to entrap Jesus by asking him if it is lawful to pay the census tax, to which Jesus famously responds to Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s. Peggy Stanton joins us with her thoughts.

Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. Fr. Pablo Gadenz joins us with a close look at his Gospel, highlighting its themes and connecting it to the Old Testament.

The Reformation is one of the most misunderstood and challenging periods in religious history and the problems start with the term itself. There was not one “Reformation” but multiple Reformations occurring over two centuries, which all influenced each other. Carlos Eire gives us an overview of how they played out.