Kresta in the Afternoon – November 27, 2023 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: November 27, 2023 Published in: Al Kresta

Guest host Marcus Peter discusses suffering with Cole DeSantis and St. Jerome’s advice to those who mourn with David Bonagura.

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Theology of Suffering and the New Evangelization

Christianity is very upfront about the reality and inevitability of suffering. Yet, far from being a pessimistic worldview, Christianity sees in suffering a deeper spiritual significance. The deeper spiritual significance of suffering can be, broadly speaking, looked at in two ways: ethically and metaphysically. Cole DeSantis joins us with more.

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Theology of Suffering and the New Evangelization

Cole DeSantis is a writer, researcher, and public speaker who specializes in theology. He currently serves as an adjunct professor of theology at Salve Regina University in the Diocese of Providence (Rhode Island). He received his B.A. and M.A. in theology from Providence College. His areas of interest span systematic theology, soteriology, moral theology, metaphysics, epistemology and Christology. Besides his work in the academic realm, he also works as a journalist for the Rhode Island Catholic, the official newspaper of the Diocese of Providence.

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Jerome's Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning

The mystery of death strikes at the core of the human soul. We instinctively recoil at the pain of losing loved ones, and as we grapple, we are quick to seek remedies to console ourselves. There is no one better suited to assuage our grief than the translator of the Bible, St. Jerome, who wrote extensively to friends who were suffering the loss of loved ones. We take a look at them with David Bonagura.