Kresta in the Afternoon – January 31, 2024 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: January 31, 2024 Published in: Al Kresta

Guest host Patricia Oedy-Murray talks with Mike Sullivan about an exciting new approach to Catholic education, and James Day looks at the history of the olive tree as a symbole of peace.

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Patricia Oedy-Murray is the host of the Virtuous Life on Annunciation Radio. Click Here to learn more about her work.

A New Approach to Higher Education

The College of St Joseph in Ohio is taking a new approach to higher education, combining Catholic studies with training in skilled trades. Mike Sullivan, President of the College, tells us how it all came about.

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Training for the Trades: School Named for St. Joseph the Worker to Open in 2023

College of St Joseph’s website

Mike Sullivan is the President of the College of St Joseph the Worker. He has directed multiple apostolates including Emmaus Road Publishing and holds a Masters Degree in Theology. He and his wife have a small farm where they raise animals and vegetables with their 11 children.

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If You Want Peace, Plant an Olive Tree

The olive tree has been a symbol of peace for centuries. A dove brought an olive branch to Noah in the Book of Genesis, King David wrote in the psalms that he was an olive tree flourishing in the House of God, and anointing with oil continues to be an honored ritual. We explore more about the meaning of the olive tree with James Day.

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If You Want Peace, Plant an Olive Tree

James Day is the Operations Manager at EWTN in Orange County, California

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Have Colleges made themselves Useless?

With the eruption of student protests calling for genocide, along with the Ivy League college presidents who refused to condemn them, many Americans are understandably concerned about the state of higher education. As the cost of tuition climbs, are colleges making themselves irrelevant? Pat discusses.