Kresta in the Afternoon

We continue our walk through the Old Testament with John Bergsma.

St Jerome famously said that Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ. And while it’s relatively easy to get familiar with the Gospels and other New Testament writings, entering the Old Testament can feel like walking into a foreign land. Who wrote these books? When? Why? For whom? And how do we read them in the Light of the New Testament? Brant Pitre joins us in this hour.

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.

Edmund Miller and Alicia Wong have spent decades in front of abortion clinics providing hope to women who feel like they have none. Many women they speak with choose life, and others do not. And from time to time they will meet a woman who has had multiple abortions and doesn’t plan to change. How do they keep going when things seem hopeless? They join us today.

FDR's most famous quote is probably his radio address after the Pearl Harbor attack, declaring it a "day which shall live in infamy." But he has another address that is just as impactful - his address to the nation on the evening of June 6, 1944, following the landings at Normandy. Those of you who have seen Saving Private Ryan have some idea of just how brutal that battle was, but the nation at the time had no idea it had happened until Roosevelt's announcement. We take a closer look with historian Gary Scott Smith.

This Sunday we are treated to one of the most famous, and important, passages in the Gospel - John 3:16. We dive into the reading with Peggy Stanton.

The Supreme Court’s current term will soon come to an end. We’re likely to see victories for a Christian wedding-website designer with traditional views on marriage and a Sabbatarian Christian mailman who cannot work on Sundays. And the backlash will be severe. We’ll talk more with Andrea Picciotti-Bayer.

Are we missing something from our discussion on the Eucharist? The centrality of Sacrifice is an essential part of Eucharistic teachings, yet it is often overlooked. We’ll talk more about it with Tyler Graham.

Over the last several days, thousands of pilgrims have flocked to a monastery near a small Missouri town to visit the seemingly incorrupt remains of Sr. Wilhelmina Lancaster. The mainstream press is starting to take notice and experts have been asked to explain what has happened. Catherine Hadro went to check it out herself – she gives us a report.

Today we celebrate the Feast of St Justin Martyr. He was instrumental in the first century after Jesus died in helping to determine what would become the Bible. Rod Bennett tells the story.