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Kresta in the Afternoon – August 29, 2023 – Hour 2

Dr. John Love details the live and writings of St. Augustine and Sean Forrest updates us on the work he is doing to help the poorest of the poor in Haiti, which has been ravaged by violence. 

 

Violence Continues in Haiti, but Christ's Love Endures

Last month the State Department issued a travel advisory for Haiti, ordering all non-emergency US Government personnel to leave. The order came among widespread kidnapping and other violence in the country. Sean Forrest has dedicated his life to serving the poor in Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world. He joins us.

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Gang violence is tearing Haiti apart. Here’s what to know

State Department orders non-emergency personnel to leave Haiti

Haiti 180

Sean Forrest is the Founder and President of Haiti180. He began his minsitry as a full-time youth minister in Connecticut in 2000 when he founded Movin’ With The Spirit, Inc. (MWTS), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to boldly proclaiming God’s eternal truth and love. Since then, he has had the opportunity to speak to hundreds of thousands of teens and adults across the country and internationally. Visit haiti180.com and seanforrest.com

A Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine

Yesterday we celebrated the Feast of St. Augustine. His masterful Confessions is one of the great works of Christian writing and through it he teaches us a lot about Christian conversion and discipleship. We’ll talk about it with Dr. John Love.

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Why and how to read Augustine’s Confessions

What Would Augustine Say?

Saint Augustine on the True Meaning of Peace

Dr. John Love is an associate professor at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He earned his S.T.D. from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas and his S.T.L. from The Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies. He’s Al’s son-in-law and he and his wife Alexis have 8 children.
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