Kresta in the Afternoon – April 11, 2024 – Hour 1
Guest Host Pete Burak and Fr. Etienne Huard discuss what St Paul has to say about masculinity, and Stephen Presley describes how the early Church engaged the world.
Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World like the Early Church
In an increasingly secular world, Christians are often pulled in two directions. Some urge us to retreat and build insular communities. Others call upon us to wage a culture war. But there is another option – and we find it my examining how the very first Christians engaged the Culture. Stephen Presley joins us.
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Saint Paul, Masculinity, and Priestly Identity
In the First Book of Kings, David reminds Solomon what it takes to succeed as king: “Be strong, be courageous, and keep the charge of the Lord your God.” The Hebrew word for courageous is more precisely translated as “be manly.” In other words, David sees masculinity as a necessary component to flourishing in leadership. Only when Solomon forgets David’s advice does his life come to a crooked end. St. Paul gives similar advice to the Corinthians. Society, having forgotten this advice, now has men living in a collective identity crisis, leading many to an unfortunate end. Fr. Etienne Huard joins us with more.
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