Kresta in the Afternoon

Fr. Roger Landry is a Catholic chaplain at Columbia University who has walked through the protest zones, conversing with student protesters and other “outside agitators.” He joins us to share his experiences.

A priest in Chicago has blessed a same-sex couple, saying that the Vatican document Fiducia Supplicans authorizes such blessings. Matthew Bunson has the details on this and other Church news.

Athanasius of Alexandria is one of the greatest and most controversial figures of early Christian history and played a central role in shaping Christianity in the years after Constantine’s conversion. Yesterday was his feast, and we get to know him with Dr. David Gwynn.

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that “If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's Commandments and remain in his love.” Marcus reflects on this reading.

Hundreds of books have been written to vindicate the Gospels by noting that they were written closer to the events they record than any other ancient history. But how do we know that they accurately recorded what Jesus said and did? Gary Michuta joins us.

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples that “If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love.” Peggy Stanton helps us unpack the reading.

Fr. Michael Nixon was a pastor in Panama Beach, Florida when the community was devastated by Hurricane in 2018. While we won’t all face a literal hurricane in our lives, we do live in the eye of a storm and face incredible headwinds. God is calling men to lead at a time like this. Fr, Mike will be hosting a conference this Saturday in Flat Rock, MI and he joins us with the details.

Two Men and a Truck is one of the largest moving companies in the country, with francizes in 46 states. Co-founder Brig Sorber once believed that wealth was the true key to happiness, and he powered his way to financial success only to find it an empty and shapeless place. After a heavy bout of despair, Brig turned to his faith which had been shelved like a dusty old book. He joins us with his sto...

A recent article in Journal of the American Pharmacists Association addresses a need for pharmacists to have “LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency Training” to help them “promote inclusion, embrace diversity, and advocate for justice to advance health equity.” Brendan Purdy joins us.

It’s the feast of St Joseph the Worker, and we’re talking about work – specifically, the work of the Guadalupe Workers in Detroit. Alicia Wong and Edmund Miller join us.

During the Reformation, Pope St. Pius V faced great challenges and opportunities during his six-year reign. He took on the reform programs of the Council of Trent, used diplomatic and other strategies to halt the spread of Protestantism, and worked to unite Christian Europe against attacks by the Ottoman Turks. His feast day was yesterday and we look at his life with Stephanie Mann.

Another Tax Day has come and gone, but a big taxation question in Wisconsin remains unresolved, in the wake of a recent ruling that Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Superior isn’t religious enough in the eyes of the state’s Supreme Court to qualify for a religious tax exemption. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer joins us with more.

In many ways the world of St Catherine of Siena mirrors our own. The Church was shaken by scandals of clerical abuse and division and the world had been changed forever by the bubonic plague. But out of this chaos arose a newly inspired and empowered laity. Yesterday was her feast day; we’ll celebrate her life with Fr. Thomas McDermott

What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith? Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might surprise us, Christians throughout the history of the church and even today have inherited aspects of the ancient Greek philosophy of the man who learned from Socrates and taught Aristotle. Louis Markos helps us understand.

A key element dividing Catholics and Protestants is the claim of “Sola Scriptura” – the idea that the Scriptures are the sole infallible source of authority for the Christian faith. What’s the problem with this argument? Al offers his thoughts.

Generation Z is more likely to describe themselves as not having a religion than any other American generation on record. To fill the gap previously held by religion, many are turning to astrology and neo-paganism, or binding themselves to increasingly tribal social causes that effectively become their very identities. Could we take a lesson from Henri de Lubac on reaching them? Dr. Sara Hulse Kir...

This morning Columbia University issued a warning to students in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” warning activists that they must leave the area or face disciplinary action. Meanwhile, protestors at George Washington University broke down police barriers and changed “globalize the intifada.” We get an update on the chaos with Jay Greene.

On April 27, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the canonization of Pope St. John Paul II. It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a decade since the beloved pontiff, along with Pope St. John XXIII, was raised to the dignity of the altar. We cannot talk about his life without discussing his love for the Eucharist. Fr. Jeffrey Kirby joins us to discuss this and other reflections on the popes...

An independent review of gender-related medical care for minors and young adults submitted to the U.K.’s National Health Service found that previous studies on the topic are of “poor quality” and there is “very limited evidence on the longer-term outcomes” associated with medicalized transition. Jennifer Roback Morse joins us with more.

In his Second Letter to the Corinthians, St Paul assures us that as Christians, we are “always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested.” The same power that converted the world in the first century is still converting the world today. Scott Hahn joins us with more.

Today it is widely accepted that Shakespeare was raised in a devoutly Catholic family at a time when the practice of the Faith was illegal. Blessed John Henry Newman wrote that Shakespeare had “so little of a Protestant about him that Catholics have been able, without extravagance, to claim him as their own.” As this week marks the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, death and baptism, we’ll take...

A new survey finds that just 37% of Christian pastors in the US profess a “Biblical Worldview.” What does it mean to have a Biblical worldview and why is it so essential for the Christian message? Al discusses.

Despite the efforts of some transhumanists, all of us are going to die someday. In his letter to the Philippians, St. Paul writes that for him “to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” This idea that death could be a gain is foreign to our society and even to many Christians. This discomfort with death might be why the Anointing of the Sick tends to be an underappreciated sacrament. Roger Nutt is h...

Michelle Paine was raised in a devout Christian home, and outside of the Christmas season she didn’t give Mary much thought. That began to change when she spent a year studying Art History in Italy, where Marian imagery was everywhere. She shares how encountering Mary through art helped her find her way to the Church.

On this day in 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School. In his journal, Harris wrote "My belief is that if I say something, it goes. I am the law, if you don't like it, you die." Al looks at his beliefs and how they led to such a tragedy.