Kresta In The Afternoon

We celebrate the Feast of St John Vianney with Doug Keck, discussing why he is a model for all priests, and walk through the pillars of Western Civilization with Joseph Pearce.

“Vanity of Vanitys,” we hear in this Sunday's First Reading. We unpack this and the rest of the readings with Rob Corzine, and discuss John Henry Newman's work on the Development of Doctrine with Eduardo Echeverria.

Matthew Bunson joins us with a look at the latest Church news and Billy Kangas reflects on how we can discern like St Ignatius.

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer has the details on an ACLU action against the College of St Joseph the Worker and Ed Clancy updates us on an attack against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Beverly Willett looks at the surging popularity of silent retreats and Steve Ray joins us with a look at why Jesus designated St Peter as the “CEO” of the Catholic Church.

Maria Scaperlanda honors the feast day of Fr. Stanley Rother, the “shepherd who didn't run,” and we continue our look at what Scripture says about Faith and Works with John Martignoni.

In this Sunday's Gosepl the Disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray. We unpack the readings with Rob Corzine, and Michael Barber explores the mystery of the Anointing of the Sick.

Pope Leo has declared a miracle in Rhode Island. Matthew Bunson has the details and Steve Ray looks at the Biblical roots of the Holy Land.

Doug Keck joins us to honor the birthday of Fr. Benedict Groeschel and Mo Guernon tells the story of the short papacy of John Paul I.

Dr Greg Popcak weighs in on the infamous “Astronomer CEO” scandal and we look at the theology of deification with Carl Olson.

Luke Lancaster looks at the Church's teachings on Original Sin and and we talk with John O'Callaghan about the purpose of teleology.

This Sunday we hear the story of Martha and Mary. We unpack the readings with Rob Corzine, and Travis Curtwright discusses Thomas More's not-so-silent campaign against Henry VIII.

A young poet pretended to be ‘a gender-fluid member of the Nigerian diaspora,' and his intentionally-bad poems were published. Marcus takes a look at the story, and Meg Hunter-Kilmer introduces us to the stories of the Ugandan martyrs. Matthew Bunson tells us what is known about the IDF attack on a Gaza church and we discuss the theology of St. Bonaventure with Mike Aquilina.

Marcus reflects on today's readings and talks with Jack Figge about the state of religious vocations in the US. He then looks at today's feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel and Chris Kazcor discusses what the Founders meant by “All men are created equal.”

Why must every story of death turn into a political football? Marcus shares some thoughts. We also look back with Peter Laffin at the near-assassination of Donald Trump, one year ago this week, and Steve Ray defends “repetitive” prayer. Greg Popcak has tips for having “God-centric” arguments with your spouse and we compare the philosophies of the American and French Revolutions with Brad Birzer.

Marcus reflects on how Christian families maintain hope in the face of grief, and talks with Dr. Wes Smith about the New England Journal of Medicine's stance on transgender medical treatment for minors. Matthew Bunson celebrates the Feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, and we talk with David Deavel about preparing our hearts for the future.

Marcus celebrates the life of St Benedict of Nursia and discusses how he built the west, and we look at St Augustine's Confessions with Dr. Shane Owens. We look ahead to the Sunday readings and the parable of the Good Samaritan with Rob Corzine, and discuss the Nicene Creed with Jared Staudt.

Matthew Bunson joins us with a recap of the latest Church news and we talk with Michael Matteson Miller about false visions of the human person, and their remedies.

Marcus looks at the problematic appeal of Andrew Tate and Megan Garcia shares the tragic story of losing her son to an AI chatbot.

Ali Ghaffari joins us to explore what it means to create enriching culture at Catholic schools and we discuss why post-liberalism failed with James Patterson.

New Series on Catholic Homesteading, we talk about it with Doug Keck. The Church dedicates the month of July to celebrating the Precious Blood of Jesus. Are Catholics a bunch of morbid folks talking about blood all the time, drinking it and eating flesh? Steve Ray joins us.

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer discusses a SCOTUS victory for parents in Maryland and James Nunes looks at the future of mission-driven higher education.

Anne Reeser previews an upcoming conference for Catholic Nurses, Dr Greg Popcak has tips for building your relationship with your kids, and we look at solving the homelessness problem with Dr. Rachel Ferguson.

We discuss the Principles of Christian Entrepreneurship with Andreas Widmer.

We look ahead to the Solemnity of Sts Peter and Paul and unpack the readings with Rob Corzine.

Cardinal Zen recently shared a photo of himself leading a Eucharistic procession. Matthew Bunson explains the message this sends, and we continue from Acton University with Dr Anne Bradley, who has a vision of Gospel-centered economics.

Fr Robert Sirico was in Rome for the beginning of Pope Leo's Papacy. He shares his impressions and hopes for the future and we discuss population and migration with Dr. Stephen Barrows.

We're broadcasting from Acton University in Grand Rapids, MI, discussing the future of Technology with Dan Churchwell and battling poverty in Haiti with Jim Weber.

Dr Ben Reinhard examines how the Mass influenced Tolkien's work and we discuss the problems of embryo adoption with Dr Rachel Coleman.

In this Sunday's Gospel for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Jesus performs one of His most famous miracles: The Feeding of the 5,000. We unpack the readings with Rob Corzine.

Nearly 50% of adults in the U.S. have some connection to the Catholic faith, according to new data from Pew Research. Matthew Bunson joins us with a review of this and other Church news.

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Tennessee ban on transgender therapy for minors. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer has the details, and we talk with Tom Harmon and Pope Leo's teachings on CST.

Joe Truzman has the latest on Israel and Iran. We also discuss developing Personal Prayer with Dr Greg Popcak and dive into the Gospel of Matthew with Dr Leroy Huizenga.

Dean John Czarnetzky of Ave Maria School of Law discusses the SCOTUS Case that saved Catholic education in America.

Rob Corzine unpacks the readings for the Solemnity of the Trinity.

Matthew Bunson recaps the first month of Pope Leo's papacy.

Fr Paul Mariani tells the story of the rise of the Church in China.

Dr. Scott Hahn unpacks the Gospel of Matthew.

Andre Villeneuve helps us make sense of the Book of Sirach.

We discuss how Pentecost empowered the apostles with Rob Corzine and Adam van Wart.

We talk with George Weigel about the Catholic fix for higher education and firefighter Benjamin O'Brien shares his faith journey.

We celebrate the Month of the Sacred Heart with Steve Ray.