Kresta in the Afternoon – November 2, 2023 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: November 2, 2023 Published in: Al Kresta

Why do we celebrate All Souls Day? What is a Christian understanding of death? We talk with Randall Smith, and Peggy Stanton looks to this Sunday’s Gospel when Jesus tells us that whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

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Kresta Comments: The Litany of “I Still Can Believe”

On bad days, it’s easy for us to start believing in the lies of the world that inhibit our path to Holiness. Al shares some thoughts, and then examines what Joseph Ratzinger wrote about death and All Souls Day.

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The Litany of “I Still Can Believe. . .”

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Why Celebrate All Souls Day?

Today the Church observes All Souls Day. Why should we celebrate those who have passed on? What is the Catholic view of the meaning of Death? Randall Smith joins us.

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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“He who Humbles himself will be exalted…”

This Sunday’s Gospel explores three characteristics: humility, authenticity, and hypocrisy. Jesus condemns the scribes and Pharisees who do not practice what they preach and warns us that the greatest among us will one day be the servant. We talk more about it with Peggy Stanton.