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Kresta in the Afternoon – March 15, 2024 – Hour 1

Guest Host Marcus Peter talks Indulgences with Dr. Daniel Lendman, and Bill Cook discusses the life of St. Patrick,

 

St. Patrick and the Conversion of Ireland

St. Patrick, born in Britain and raised a Christian, was abducted by the Irish as a teenager and enslaved. He escaped and returned to spread the Gospel. He brought the gift of faith to his captors and made Ireland a Christian stronghold. We celebrate his feast this weekend, and Bill Cook tells his story.

William Cook is Professor Emeritus of History at State University of New York - Genesceo, where he taught on Medieval and Renaissance Europe and Church History. He is the president of the Bill Cook Foundation, which helps poor children in 29 countries go to school. Visit billcookfoundation.org. He is the author of several books including "The Medieval World View: An Introduction" and has hosted nine Great Courses lecture series.

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What are Indulgences?

On March 15, 1517 Pope Leo X declared that anyone who contributed to the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica would be granted an indulgence. We take a brief look at the meaning and intention of indulgences with Daniel Lendman.

Dr. Daniel Lendman is associate professor of theology at Ave Maria University.

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