Kresta in the Afternoon – December 17, 2021 – Hour 1
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Direct to My Desk: Books that Changed my Life
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Al’s List
- The Cosmic Christian Narrative: The Deep History of the World
- From Christendom to Apostolic Mission
- How God Became King – NT Wright
- Franklin and Winston – Jon Meacham
- Live Not by Lies – Rod Dreher
- A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament – John Bergsma and Brant Pitre
- Church in Crisis – Ralph Martin
Books from Al’s List available here:
Books from Ave Maria Radio Staff
- Rome Sweet Home – Scott Hahn
- Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood – George Grant
- What are People For? – Wendell Barry
- The Reformation 500 Years Later – Ben Wiker
- The Screwtape Letters – CS Lewis
- Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team – John U Bacon
- The Day the World Came to Town – Jim DeFede
- An Exorcist Tells his Story – Fr. Gabriele Amorth
- Broken Gods: Hope, Healing and the Seven Longings of the Human Heart – Greg Popcak
- Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance – Neil Lozano
- Rescued: The Unexpected and Extraordinary News of the Gospel – Fr. John Riccardo
- Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery and Transforming Medicine in the ICU – Dr. Wes Ely
- Imprisoned with ISIS – Petr Jasek
Full list from Callers
- The Priests We Need to Save the Church – Kevin Wells
- Architects of the Culture of Death – Benjamin Wiker
- Seabiscuit – Laura Hillenbrand
- A Severe Mercy – Sheldon Vanauken
- The Mystery of Suffering – Hubert van Zeller
- The Life of Mary as seen by the Mystics – Raphael Brown
- A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 – Phillip Keller
- 365 Dates to Renew Your Marriage – Catholic Edition – Dana Nygaard
- City of God – Mary of Agreda
- This One Time: One Woman’s Personal Journey through Loss and Darkness to Find Faith, Community, Purpose and Love – Adrienne Poppe
- The Case for Jesus – Brant Pitre
- Diary of an American Exorcist – Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race – Willie Jennings
- He Leadeth Me – Walter Ciszek
- I and Thou – Martin Buber
- The Great Divorce – CS Lewis
- Is Atheism Dead? – Eric Metaxas
- A Pope and a President –Paul Kengor
- St. Joseph the Protector – Fr. Mark Goring
- The Town that Started the Civil War – Nat Brandt
- The Philosophy of Jesus – Peter Kreeft
- The Crucifix on Mecca’s Front Porch – David Pinault
- The Mount of Olives: 11 Declarations to an Extraordinary Life – Michael Ivanov
- Blue- Collar Apologetics – John Martignoni
- Surrender – Fr. Larry Richards
- Healing: Bringing the Gift of God’s Mercy to the World: Dr. Mary Healy
- Unseen Warfare trilogy – Jack Sparks
- Gift of Faith – Tadeusz Dajczer
- My Other Self: Conversations with Christ on living your Faith – Clarence Enzler
- Priest and Beggar – Kevin Wells
- Jesus Shock – Peter Kreeft
- Advent of the Heart – Fr. Alfred Delp
- What If We’ve Been Wrong: Keeping My Promise to America’s “Abortion King” – Terry Beatley
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