Kresta in the Afternoon – October 13, 2009 – Hour 1

Kresta in the Afternoon – October 13, 2009 – Hour 1

• Description:

  Topic One – Kresta Comments
   
  Topic Two – A Theology of Relics
  
  The hosting of a relic of St. Damien of Molokai (1840-1889) in the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Detroit, Oct. 13-14 provides an opportunity for us to reflect on the meaning and purpose of relics within the Catholic faith. Relics, it seems, are still very much in the news. Recently, a thief stole a relic of the true cross from a monastery in Spain. In England, thousands of people - many of them unbelievers - turned out for a public tour of the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux . Why so much concern about the remains of the dead? Dr. Robert Fastiggi is here to explain.
  
  Topic Three – A Catholic View of Literary Classics – Part 4 of 10: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
  
  We continue our 10-week series examining Classic Literature from a Catholic perspective. Acclaimed literary biographer Mary Reichardt is one of the editors of the Ignatius Critical Editions and will be our guide this week. We will ensure that traditional moral readings of the works are given prominence, instead of the feminist or deconstructionist readings that often proliferate in other series of 'critical editions'. As such, they represent a genuine extension of consumer choice, enabling educators, students, and lovers of good literature to buy editions of classic literary works without having to 'buy into' the ideologies of secular fundamentalism. Today, we examine The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.