Kresta in the Afternoon – December 28, 2016 – Hour 2

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  Doors of Mercy: A Journey Through Salvation History

  We are living in an extraordinary time: A Time of Mercy. But what is mercy? What does it mean to be living in a Time of Mercy? How can we receive God s Mercy? And how should we respond? In Doors of Mercy, authors Fr. Jeffrey Kirby and Brian Kennelly answer these important questions. They act as your tour guides on a whirlwind tour of salvation history, from Adam and Eve to the coming of the Savior, and into the present day with the beautiful story of St. Faustina and the Divine Mercy message and devotion. You ll discover the intricate stitching of a divine rescue plan that would not be stopped by anything. Across countless generations the Lord s mercy acted as the lifeblood of this rescue plan, so that neither our own weakness, nor the devil himself, could thwart it. He would deliver us a Savior and a King of Mercy no matter what it took, one who would bring His Kingdom to the ends of the earth, and who would smash the very gates of hell. (learn more)

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• Letters confirm popes are people, too - John Allen
  Papal watchers have known for years that Pope John Paul II had close friendships with several women, and until now, there’s never been any suggestion of something untoward about it. Nor is there now. (click to read more)

• John Paul II and His ‘Secret Letters’ to a Woman Who Was a Colleague and Friend - George Weigel
  The BBC “documentary” that aired on February 15, The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II, tells us nothing really new about John Paul. But it does tell us a something about the decline of the BBC as a source of serious television reporting, even as it illuminates the misconceptions under which too much secular journalism operates when writing about the Catholic Church, its clergy, and celibacy. (click to read more)

• Those letters between John Paul II and a woman? Not so secret, actually. - CNA/EWTN News
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• On the celibacy of St. John Paul II -
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