Kresta in the Afternoon – April 15, 2019 – Hour 1
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+ Benedict Speaks on the Crisis
- Description: Catholics around the world were surprised last week by a sudden letter from Pope Emeritus Benedict addressing the causes of the abuse crisis. Now that we’ve had a few days to digest it, how are people responding? What did Benedict have to say about the roots of our problems? We talk with RR Reno of First Things.
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Rusty Reno
Rusty Reno is the editor of First Things and the author of Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society
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Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society
America’s two greatest strengths—her liberal democratic culture and her free-market economy—have made her a global superpower. But left unchecked, these two strengths can become great cultural weaknesses, sowing selfishness, recklessness, and apathy. In Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society, theologian R. R. Reno argues that America needs a renewal of Christian ideals—ideals that encourage self-sacrifice, responsibility, and solidarity. Drawing on T.S. Eliot’s 1940 essay “The Idea of a Christian Society,” Reno shows how Christianity encourages “an abiding ambition for higher things” and a “moral vision” that can strengthen communities and transform America into a truly great nation. (learn more)
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+ Lessons from Thomas More
- Description: On April 13, 1574, Thomas More was summoned to London for questioning about the Oath of Succession. He accepted Parliament’s right to declare Anne Boleyn Queen of England, but refused to take the oath recognizing King Henry as supreme head of the Church in England. Four days later he was taken to the Tower of London, where he would remain until his execution the following year. We look back on the events with Stephanie Mann.
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Stephanie Mann
Stephanie A. Mann is the author of Supremacy and Survival: How Catholics Endured the English Reformation, available from Scepter Publishers. She resides in Wichita, Kansas and blogs at www.supremacyandsurvival.blogspot.com
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+ A Medical Doctor Weighs in on the Crucifixion
- Description: As we enter Holy Week we are prepared to reflect on the horror of Jesus' crucifixion, but have you ever stopped to consider what it was like from a medical perspective? We talk with Dr. Tom McGovern.
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Dr. Tom McGovern
Dr. Thomas McGovern is a dermatologist in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He received his medical degree from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He has spent many years discussing the medical aspects of crucifixion.
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