Kresta in the Afternoon – July 22, 2015 – Hour 2

+  1965: The Dawn of the Current Age

  • Description: 1965 was one of the most important and tumultuous years of the century and it is often regarded as a watershed time of cultural shift. Policies started by President Johnson’s Great Society were in full effect, legal prohibition of contraception was declared unconstitutional, race riots flared up in multiple cities, Vatican II ended…and that’s only a few of the most significant events. Stephen Krason joins us to talk about the impact 1965 continues to have on the country
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    • Dr. Stephen Krason
      Dr. Stephen M. Krason,Professor and Director of the Political Science Program, earned his J.D. and political science M.A. and Ph.D. at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He also holds an M.A. in theology-religious education from Gannon University. He teaches in both the University’s Political Science and Legal Studies Programs. In 1997, he was the recipient of the University’s “Campus Leadership and Teaching Award.” He joined the Franciscan University faculty in 1986, after serving for three years as Eastern Director of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He is admitted to the bars of Massachusetts, Nebraska, the District of Columbia, and certain federal courts including the U.S. Supreme Court. He was co-founder (in 1992) of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists and since that time has served as its President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. As President, he also serves as Publisher of its scholarly journal The Catholic Social Science Review. He also serves as Director of the Society’s online/tutorial M.Th. program in Catholic Social Thought.
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+  1965: The Dawn of Our Current Age (continued)

+  How this Age Undermines Women’s Love of God

  • Description: Teresa Tomeo is here with insights on how to find God in the details of a busy, complicated life.
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    • Teresa Tomeo
      Teresa Tomeo is the host of Catholic Connection on Ave Maria Radio as well as a columnist for Our Sunday Visitor. She is the author of several books, her newest book is Walk Softly and Carry a Great Bag: On-the-Go Devotions. Find her show and listen to her previous shows at avemariaradio.net/oldsite. You can also look up teresatomeo.com. Like her on facebook and follow her on twitter at @teresatomeo.
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