Kresta in the Afternoon

Have you ever looked around your church or school and felt that everyone had a perfect family except you? As the parents of ten, Michael and Alicia Hernon are often asked for their secrets in raising holy, virtuous kids. The answer might be simpler than you think. Michael joins us.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently sent thousands of hours of previously-unseen January 6 footage to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, who has been releasing clips of the videos on his program. For more than two years now, Democrats have claimed January 6 had our Democracy hanging by a thread, and now Carlson is claiming his new evidence largely exonerates the rioters. Neither of these is an accurate p...

Paul Williams is a Catholic lay Dominican who practiced Buddhism for several years. But as he studied that faith he realized elements of it, especially the idea of karma and rebirth, ultimately rendered life meaningless and hopeless. His search for a rational answer led him to reexamine Christianity and, ultimately, the Catholic Church. Paul joins us.

In the late ’60s, a small group of elite American women convinced an overwhelming majority of the country that destroying the most fundamental of relationships—that of mother and child—was necessary for women to have productive and happy lives. Our pro-life culture became pro-lifestyle, embracing everything the feels good. Carrie Gress calls this phenomenon the "Anti-Mary," because it in such cont...

French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin has been found guilty of failing to report abuse accusations against Fr Bernard Preynat. He has announced he will resign his diocesan position, but also plans to appeal the verdict. We take a look with Matthew Bunson, who also updates us on how people are reacting to Cardinal Cupich's plan for combatting abuse.

The world claims that the greatest virtue we can have today is to be “Woke.” The term may be new, but its ideology goes back for decades. Fundamentally, it is more than a political movement – it is a pseudo-spiritual one, and it must be reckoned with. But St Paul tell us in Ephesians not to be woke, but to Awake and receive the light of Christ. How do we do this? Noelle Mering joins us.

Late last year a professor from the University of Oslo published an article proposing “Whole Body Gestational Donation,” in which women who have been declared brain-dead could be used as “whole-body surrogates” for gestating babies. The author argues that there is no significant ethical difference between keeping a brain-dead person alive so their organs can be donated, and the procedure she is pr...

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference wrapped up in Maryland this Saturday with an address from Donald Trump, and straw polls taken there showed he is still the favorite, at least among a particular type of conservative voter. Deal Hudson gives us a report.

There’s a powerful argument for the historicity of the Gospels that has been, for the most part, forgotten in recent years. It’s the way the Gospels, Book of Acts and Pauline letters “fit” together like pieces of a puzzle. Lydia McGrew joins us with a closer look at these “undesigned coincidences” and how they strengthen the case for Biblical accuracy.

Do you want to grow in your marriage and your relationship with both God and your spouse? Dan and Amber Dematte join us with secrets and tips for a thirty-three day at-home study for couples who want to improve their entire family's walk with Jesus and incorporate the virtues of poverty, chastity and obedience to become the spouse, parent and Catholic you've always wanted to be.

What do most Americans think about miracles? How many people have had an experience that can only be explained as divine intervention? How many of us believe miracles are possible today? Bestselling author Lee Strobel has done the leg work on an extensive study of American's opinions of the miraculous. He joins us.

Bola Tinubu, candidate of the incumbent All Progressives Congress Party, has been named by Nigeria’s electoral commission the outright winner of the country’s presidential election, but the results are already being questioned. Ed Clancy has updates on this and the earthquake relief in Syria.

This Sunday’s Gospel gives us Matthew’s account of Jesus’ Transfiguration. Peggy Stanton joins us with a dive into this monumental event.

Haiti has frequently been listed as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and among the poorest in the world. Sean Forrest went there more than 20 years ago and was heartbroken by how many children lacked basic medical care or even attention. Since then, he has started Haiti180 to form leaders who will ensure every child in Haiti has a life of love and joy. He joins us.

On March 3, 1923, TIME magazine published its first issue. For the last century, it has notably covered many religious events and stories and has always taken religion seriously. Al looks at some examples.

Chuck Gaidica has been in the TV business for more than 40 years, telling the stories of Detroiters as a well-known figure in the community. Now, he’s sharing his own story: his road to the Catholic Church. He joins us.

Yesterday Dr. Greg Popcak pointed out the failure of many Catholic parents to connect faith and relationships, and that their kids often instead see the faith as simply a set of rules and structures. The principal relationship in faith is that with Christ; in the words of St Paul, the believer is one who lives “in Christ.” Pope Benedict was fond of saying that to live in Christ as a disciple was a...

We’ve talked before about the 1619 Project and its allies, which claim that Washington and other Founding Fathers thought the protection of slavery was the most important issue in the Revolution. But there is another group who criticize Washington and his contemporaries, on the grounds that America’s problems today can be directly traced to the form of Liberalism on which the nation was founded. J...

Participants in the German synodal way’s final assembly overwhelmingly endorsed a document Friday urging German bishops to permit same-sex blessings officially in their dioceses. They followed this up on Saturday with measures supporting transgender ideology and women's ordination. We get the latest from Matthew Bunson.

Many of us fail to recognize that obtaining the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential to getting to heaven. We often block their reception through our own faults. We fail to see how they are passed on or strengthened in the sacraments. And, sadly, we forget to petition God in prayer to bestow these gifts upon us. Dr. Kevin Vost joins us with an introduction to the seven gifts and...

A recent Pew survey found that only about a third of parents think it’s “very” or “extremely” important that their kids grow up to share their religious beliefs, and another third say it’s not important to them. Dr. Greg Popcak attributes much of this to our failure to connect faith with relationship. He joins us to explain what he means.

As more Americans leave organized religion, they find themselves looking for spirituality in other places. They look to all sorts of everyday activities--from eating and parenting to dating and voting--for the identity, purpose, and meaning once provided on Sunday morning. In our striving, we are chasing a sense of enoughness. But it remains ever out of reach, and the effort and anxiety are burnin...

What is beauty? Is it just a matter of opinion or in the eye of the beholder? How can the virtues help us to better perceive and enjoy beauty? We'll talk with John-Mark Miravalle.

On this day in 2003, Fred Rogers – known to millions of children as “Mr. Rogers,” died at age 74 of cancer. He’s well-known for his song "I Like You as you are" and believed that all people deserve love. This conviction wasn’t simply sentimental: it came directly from his Christian faith. God, he insisted, loves us just the way we are. We take a closer look at his spirituality with Shea Tuttle.

It’s been a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. An estimated 100,000 Ukrainians and 200,000 Russians have lost their lives. Billions of dollars have been spent and it will take billions more to repair the damages. And still, Ukraine feels there is something worth fighting for. What is that something? Dan Philpott joins us.