“Kresta in the Afternoon” – February 24, 2015

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Description: We won’t say we told you so. A 19-year-old student at the University of Illinois-Chicago accused of sexually assaulting a female classmate says he was reenacting 50 Shades of Grey. According to police reports, Mohammad Hossain went to his dorm with an unnamed 19-year old woman. He removed her clothes down to her underwear, bound her hands and legs, put a cap over her eyes and stuffed a necktie into her mouth. He began to strike her with a belt and she pleaded for him to stop. The woman worked her hands free and Hossain held her arms back and sexually assaulted her. Hossain later said on Facebook that he was “finally satisfied.” Al has some comments.
Segment Guests:
- Kresta Comments
- Resources:
- - Article(s):
    - Prosecutors: UIC student charged with assault said he was re-enacting 'Fifty Shades of Grey' (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-50-shades-of-grey-uic-sex-charge-20150223-story.html)
    - Box Office: 'Fifty Shades' Crosses $400M Globally Despite Massive Drop in U.S. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-fifty-shades-crosses-776147)
  - Website(s):
    - Check out Ave Maria Radio's "50 Shades of Wrong" resource page! (https://avemariaradio.net/oldsiteoldsite/kresta_in_the_aftern/50-shades-of-wrong/)

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Description: Pope Francis has reaffirmed the reality of spiritual warfare throughout his papacy. In order to win the battle against temptation, we must know who our enemy is and how he operates. Once this is understood we can develop tools and strategies for fighting him. Paul Thigpen, author of the Manual for Spiritual Warfare, joins us.
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- Paul Thigpen
  
  Paul Thigpen is the author of thirty-five books and more than five hundred articles published worldwide and translated into twelve languages. He was appointed by USCCB as a lay representative to their National Advisory CouncilEditor for TAN books. His most recent book is the Manual for Spiritual Warfare. Others books include “The Burden: A Warning of Things to Come” and “A Year with the Saints: Daily Mediations with the Holy Ones”
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- - Book(s):
    - Manual for Spiritual Warfare
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  - Article(s):
    - Check out Paul's Amazon Author Page (http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Thigpen/e/B001JS681M)
  - Website(s):
    - Check out Paul's Website! (http://www.paulthigpen.com/)

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Description: Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit is with us to discuss a variety of contemporary Church topics. We’ll talk about the ongoing plight of Christians in the Middle East, the success of the March for Life and Pope Francis’ Year for Marriage
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- Archbishop Allen Vigneron
- Resources:
- - Article(s):
    - Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 Christians (http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/24/us-mideast-crisis-christians-idUSKBN0LS0MH20150224)
    - Islamic State kidnaps at least 90 people from Christian villages in Syria (http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/02/islamic-state-kidnaps-at-least-90-people-from-christian-villages-in-syria)
    - The Difference Between a Martyr and a Victim (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2015/02/the-difference-between-a-martyr-and-a-victim.html)

“Kresta in the Afternoon” – February 24, 2015 – Hour 2