Kresta in the Afternoon – May 21, 2024 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: May 21, 2024 Published in: Al Kresta

Guest Host Marcus Peter discusses a letter that tells us something new about Tolkien with Joseph Pearce, and Justin McClain has prayers for all occasions.

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Tolkien, Lewis, and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Joseph Pearce has spent decades studying both the public and private lives of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis. So he was surprised recently to discover an old letter by their friend that taught him something new about Tolkien. He joins us.

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Tolkien & Lewis on the Blessed Virgin Mary

joseph-pearce — Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous literary works including Literary Converts, The Quest for Shakespeare and Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know. He's Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative, St. John Henry Newman Visiting Chair of Catholic Studies at Thomas More College in Merrimack, NH, editor of the St. Austin Review, and series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions. Visit his website at jpearce.co.

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From Alleluia to Amen

While Catholics regularly gather for liturgical celebrations and for devotions such as the Rosary and Stations of the Cross, we also pray in all sorts of settings and for many reasons where we aren’t quite sure what to say. Justin McClain joins us with prayers for all occasions.