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Kresta in the Afternoon – April 11, 2024 – Hour 2

Guest Host Pete Burak and Brendan Hodge look at the latest numbers about the loss of religion in our youth, and Tom Nash joins us to discuss the Biblical basis for the Church.

 

The faith of the next generation

For years, religious leaders in the U.S. have raised concerns about the rise of the “nones” – people who profess to adhere to no faith tradition. There’s a certain conventional wisdom that young people often fall away from the Church for a time, but return as they become older. But the data suggests otherwise. Brendan Hodge takes a look at the numbers.

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The faith of the next generation

Brendan Hodge is a contributing editor at The Pillar. Visit pillarcatholic.com and follow him on Twitter @Brendad_m_hodge

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“Be perfect, as your heavenly father is perfect”

Jesus has given his followers the words and mission of Eternal Life. We talk about some of those words with Tom Nash.

Tom Nash has served the Church professionally for more than 35 years, including as a theology advisor for EWTN. He is a contributing apologist for Catholic Answers, and a contributing writer for both the National Catholic Register and Catholic World Report. Tom appears as a periodic guest host for Kresta in the Afternoon and has appeared as a regular guest apologist on Catholic Answers Live for more than a decade. Tom is the author of “The Biblical Roots of the Mass,” “What Did Jesus Do?: The Biblical Roots of the Catholic Church,” and “20 Answers: The Rosary.” He is also a contributing author to Catholic for a Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass, and Faith Facts: Answers to Catholic Questions, Vols. I and II. He is also a Regular Member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars.

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