Kresta in the Afternoon – March 1, 2024 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: March 1, 2024 Published in: Al Kresta

Ken Craycraft looks at what Bonhoeffer has to say about Lent and Jimmy Mitchell discusses beauty.

What happens when we rediscover Beauty?

In the book of Ecclesiastes we read how God has “made everything beautiful in its time.” Focusing on things that are beautiful, true and good is part of what makes the Christian worldview unique. How do we keep this worldview in an ugly and noisy world? Jimmy Mitchell is our guest.

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How a “culture of conversion” transformed a Catholic high school

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Jimmy Mitchell is the author of Let Beauty Speak: The Art of Being Human in a Culture of Noise. He’s the founder of Love Good, a formation platform that empowers everyday Christians to bring beauty to the forefront of their lives and build a culture of conversion. He’s also director of Campus Ministry at Jesuit High School in Tampa, FL. Follow him on Twitter @jimmypmitchell and visit lovegoodacademy.com

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Bonhoeffer’s Lenten Message for Catholics

Born in 1906, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German theologian active in the “Confessing Church”, an ecumenical group of Christians united in resistance to the Nazis. While he never came into full Communion with the Church, he has profound insights which we can use in our Lenten journey. Ken Craycraft takes a look.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Lenten Message to Catholics