Kresta in the Afternoon

Marcus and Matthew Bunson talk about recent church news.

Marcus and Peggy Stanton read and break down the upcoming Sunday Gospel.

As we celebrate St Anthony of Padua feast day, Marcus examines who St Anthony of Padua the man was.

Amid a pagan culture that regarded their faith with suspicion, early Christians founded a religious movement that transformed the ancient world. Stephen Presley shows us how we can sanctify our secular society by following in their footsteps.

Al Kresta’s health has taken a turn for the worse. Dr. Monica Miller is the director of Citizens for a prolife society. She has been a friend of Al Kresta and Ave Maria Radio for many years now. She joins us today to talk about her friendship with Al and the great benefit his program has had on the Church and in her own apostolate.

Today, St. Thomas Aquinas is best known for his Summa Theologiae and is regarded as a great exemplar of systematic theology. But if you traveled back in time and told him that, he would probably be surprised, for he likely saw himself more as a teacher of Sacred Scripture. Studying his Scriptural work can be a daunting task, and we take a crack at it with Dr. John Boyle.

Marcus explores the legacy of St. Barnabas the Apostle.

Just as Job was tried, all of us are tested by suffering. It comes in many different forms: grief about the past, pain in the present, and sadness about what might have been. We explore personal dimensions of suffering with Mark Giszczak.

Catholics dedicate June to the Sacred Heart. Is there a Biblical basis for this? Steve Ray has the answer.