Kresta In The Afternoon

Matthew Bunson reports on a crazy week of Church news and Marcus honors the legacy of Pope Benedict, whose birthday is today.

Marcus asks if the pope should "stay out of politics" and Fr. Mike Driscoll discusses the power of the angels.

Was Pius XII “Hitler's Pope?” Ron Rychlak joins us.

Steve Ray gives us a convert's take on the Eucharist.

Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings and Michael Dauphinais discusses God's Divine Mercy and Divine Justice.

Did the US "threaten" the Vatican over the Iran War? Matthew Bunson reports on the latest.

Randall Smith celebrates the continued relevance of the Resurrection.

Dean John Czarnetzky weighs in on the SCOTUS birthright case and Matthew Walz looks at the origins of Catholic Social Teaching.

Michael Licona takes a historiographical look at the Resurrection.

Why does God allow pain and suffering? Why did he allow his Son to suffer on the cross for us? We discuss pain, suffering and redemption with Dr. Stephen Doran.

Tonight's Holy Thursday Mass includes some special rituals not seen on an ordinary Sunday. We discuss them with Matthew Bunson.

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer discusses a SCOTUS ruling in favor of counselors and Gary Michuta looks at how Christ fulfills the Old Testament prophecies.

Dr. Tom McGovern gives a medical and spiritual analysis of Christ's Passion.

Does God hear the prayers of warmongers? Marcus unpacks Pope Leo's Palm Sunday homily.

Rob Corzine unpacks the Palm Sunday readings and Paul Kengor looks at Fulton Sheen's war on Communism.

Matthew Bunson looks at Pope Leo's comments on the Latin Mass and Bishop Daniel Thomas encourages us not to be "Holy Week Bystanders."

Chad Bauman reports on an anti-conversion bill in India and Matthew Ramage discusses how technology is shaping our worldview.

What would Aquinas say about Artificial Intelligence? Mike Schramm joins us.

Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings and Monica Miller shares her favorite Lenten films.

Dr. Matthew Bunson has the latest Church news and we discuss a return to civil rights sanity with Dr. Thomas Powers.

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer discusses how Parental rights are the cornerstone of American Law and Patrick Flynn looks at different forms of atheism.

Philip Freeman tells the story of the real St. Patrick and Ed Clancy reports on how Iranian Christians are affected by the war.

Does God Make us Righteous? Karlo Broussard joins us.

Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings and Brian Cranley continues our discussion on Faith and Science.

What Threats does AI actually pose? Dr. Thomas Williams joins us.

J. Budziszewski has an antidote for modern society's "Pandemic of Lunacy."

Leigh Snead of EWTN's Conversations with Consequences shares her infertility journey and Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak have counter-attacks to Satan's attacks on marriage.

The Dynamic Deacon Harold Burke Sivers joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on faith, family, marriage and more.

Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday Readings and Fr. Cajetan Cuddy gives an accessible guide to Aquinas' masterful Summa Theologica.

Matthew Bunson shares his memory of meeting Fulton Sheen and discusses the connections between Sheen and Jimmy Lai.

Steve Ray celebrates the life of St. Joseph and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer introduces us to the new campus radicals.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the state of California cannot keep student's transgender identities hidden from parents. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer joins us.

EWTN's Alberto Fernandez reports on the latest from Iran and Doug Keck examines Notre Dame's Catholic identity.

Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings and Matthew Bunson honors the late author Paul Thigpen.

Patrick Reilly discusses the latest on the pro-abortion professor at Notre Dame.

Marcus reacts to the State of the Union Address and Karlo Broussard discusses how the waters of baptism give us eternal life.

Steven Hemler joins us with a busy parent's guide to the Catholic faith.

Marcus discusses the Marxist weaponization of Matthew 25 and Doug Keck celebrates the Feast of the Chair of St Peter

Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings and Nathanael Blake confronts the crisis of pornography.

Matthew Bunson reports on the SSPX's continued defiance against the Vatican and David Deavel discusses how fasting is an act of love.

David Bonagura discusses the meaning of Lenten sacrifice and Marcus responds to the claim that Lent is just a "Catholic Ramadan."

Hong Kong Watch's Ben Rogers explains why Jimmy Lai's 20-year prison sentence is tragically predictable.