Kresta in the Afternoon – November 22, 2023 – Hour 2

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: November 22, 2023 Published in: Al Kresta

On this day in 1963, JFK was assassinated and authors CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley died as well. Peggy Stanton was working as a reporter that day; she shares her memories. Also, Peter Kreeft imagines what would happen if the three men met in the next life.

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My Memories of the Kennedy Assassination

On this day 60 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Peggy Stanton was a young reporter at the time, working in Milwaukee in the early stages of her career. She shares her memories of that day.

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JFK’s Assassination: Catholics Reflect on President’s Faith and Life on 60th Anniversary

herbeck — Peggy Stanton is the author of From the White House to the White Cross. She's a Dame of the Order of Malta. She was ABC News’ first female Washington correspondent. She has hosted many programs on Ave Maria Radio including the Malta Minute with the Catechism. Her first book was The Daniel Dilemma: The Moral Man in the Public Arena.

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Three Pop Culture Titans discuss Life, Death and what lies between

November 22, 1963 saw the deaths of three of the most influential men of the 20th century. JFK’s assassination dominated the headlines that day, so few people realize it is also the death day of CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley, the author of Brave New World. These three men had vastly different opinions on life and spirituality. Kennedy was a Catholic politician who firmly supported the separation of Church and State. Lewis was a former atheist who is arguably the most beloved Christian author of the last 100 years. And Huxley was a self-described agnostic who dabbled in mysticism and psychedelic drugs. In his book Between Heaven and Hell, Peter Kreeft imagines these three men meeting and conversing in Purgatory. He joins us with his theory as to what each man would have to say.