Kresta in the Afternoon – February 2, 2024 – Hour 1
Guest Host Marcus Peter and Msgr. Michael Heintz discuss how Pope Benedict “broke the pattern” of previous popes and Xavier Symons reflects on the often-overlooked mental aspect of medicine.
The Hostility of Illness and the Therapeutic Importance of Hospitality
The experience of illness can be isolating and alienating, and make us feel out of place in a world of healthy people. Modern medicine has done wonders in healing the physical aspects of a disease, but many still struggle to cope with the existential dimensions of the experience of disease or injury. Xavier Symons joins us with a solution.
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Pope Benedict XVI and the Breaking of Patterns
The election of John Paul II broke a pattern. For more than a century, nearly every pontiff had been a trained papal diplomat. The papacies of John Paul II and Benedict set a new trend – they were scholars long before they were made Cardinals. We look at how Benedict’s theological background affected his approach to his papacy with Msgr. Michael Heintz.
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