Kresta in the Afternoon – August 11, 2023 – Hour 2
It’s been 30 years since John Paul II’s publication of Veritatis Splendor. We talk about it with Ave Maria University’s Dr. Steven Long.
Kresta Comments: The Truth is Still Beautiful
August 6 was the 30th anniversary of John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendor. Written to encourage a renewal in Catholic moral theology and a return to its classical Catholic roots, Veritatis Splendor grounds itself in a few simple convictions: Truth exists, it can be found, it cannot be changed, and it can set us free. Al discusses.
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Locating Right and Wrong: ‘Veritatis’ v. Muddled Moralizing
No Truth, No Freedom: ‘Splendor Veritatis’ is a moral masterpiece
Law and Liberty in Veritatis Splendor
The Truth is Still Splendid: Pope St. John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendor at 30
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Veritatis Splendor at 30 – Can we Know Truth?
In Mel Gibson’s The Passion, Pilate famously asks Jesus “What is Truth?” Humans have long been skeptical about our ability to know Truth, but Christianity has always insisted we can find it through Faith and Reason. Steven Long joins us with more.
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