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Kresta in the Afternoon – November 3, 2023 – Hour 2

Rocky Sickmann tells us what it was like to be captive in the Iran hostage crisis and William Doino celebrates the Feast of St Charles Borromeo.

 

I survived the Iran hostage crisis

On November 4, 1979, 52 US citizens were taken hostage when a group of militarized Iranian college students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran. Among them was Marine Corps guard Rocky Sickmann, who would spend the next 444 days in captivity. He shares his story.

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Rocky Sickmann returned home from Iran to cheers and ribbons 40 years ago

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Folds of Honor

Rocky Sickmann is a Senior VP of Bud Accounts for Folds of Honor, an organization that provides scholarships for the families of fallen and disabled service members. He was among the 52 Americans taken hostage by Iran in 1979. Visit foldsofhonor.org.

St Charles Borromeo: Model Bishop, Holy Reformer

Charles Borromeo lived only forty-six years, but he accomplished more during his brief life than most Catholics do who live to twice his age. The nephew of Pius IV, he was instrumental in the completion of the Council of Trent. His feast day is tomorrow and we celebrate with William Doino.  

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Look to the Borromeo Paradigm for Bishop-Led Church Reform

St. Charles Borromeo: Model Bishop, Holy Reformer

William Doino Jr. is a contributor to Inside the Vatican magazine, among many other publications, and writes often about religion, history and politics. He contributed an extensive bibliography of works on Pius XII to The Pius War: Responses to the Critics of Pius XII .
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