Kresta in the Afternoon – July 17, 2023 – Hour 2
What would St. Augustine have to say about being Pastoral? We talk with Terence Sweeney, and Stephanie Mann tells us the story of Carmelite Nuns who were martyred on this day during the French Revolution.
The French Revolution and the Carmelites of Compiègne
Today is the feast of the Blessed Carmelites of Compiègne, who were guillotined on this day in 1794, just a day after the feast of their patron. Their conduct in the face of death has become stuff of legend – Stephanie Mann has their story.
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What would St. Augustine Say about being “Pastoral?”
Since the election of Pope Francis, there’s been a lot of discussion about what it means to be “pastoral.” Pope Francis gave us an insight into his own understanding of the word last year, when he advised us to look to St. Augustine’s treatise De Pastoribus. Terence Sweeney joins us to discuss what St. Augustine would have told us about being pastoral.
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