Kresta in the Afternoon – July 18, 2023 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: July 18, 2023 Published in: Al Kresta

We celebrate the 700th anniversary of Aquinas’ canonization with Randall Smith. Also, Al discusses more on the Synod on Synodality and Edmund Miller shares what he has learned talking with women in crisis pregnancies.

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What Advice would Aquinas give to Modern Preachers?

Today is the 700^th anniversary of the canonization of St. Thomas Aquinas. As a prominent member of the Order of Preachers, one would think his own preaching would be fairly well-known, but many of his sermons have garnered little attention. What lessons do his sermons hold for us today? Randall Smith joins us.

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What Lessons Do Thomas Aquinas’s Sermons Hold For Modern Preachers?

Randall-Smith — Randall Smith is a full professor of Theology at the University of St Thomas in Houston, Texas. He's the author most recently of "From Here to Eternity: Reflections on Death, Immortality, and the Resurrection of the Body." His other books include "Reading the Sermons of Thomas Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide" and "Aquinas, Bonvanenture and the Scholastic Culture of Medieval Paris." Visit him at randallbsmith.com

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Kresta Comments: Does the Church have the Power to Bless Same-Sex Unions?

In 2021 the Vatican issued a Responsum saying that the Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions. Al looks back at that document and what new DDF prefect Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández said about it.

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Responsum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to a dubium regarding the blessing of the unions of persons of the same sex

‘The growth of Catholic theology’ – Pope Francis’ doctrinal chief speaks

New DDF prefect addresses ‘confusion’ over same-sex blessings

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Crisis Pregnancies: The Heart is Always the Problem

Edmund Miller was recently reviewing the files of women in crisis pregnancies who have come to him and Alicia Wong, the Guadalupe Workers, for assistance. He noticed that almost all of them were struggling with homelessness or needed help with housing. As he and Alicia have met with these women, they have come to realize one thing – love, or lack thereof, is always at the Heart of the problem. Edmund joins us.

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The Heart is Always the Problem

Gudalupe Workers