For decades, Al Kresta captivated listeners with conversations of consequence on the Things That Matter Most. With the New York Times in one hand and the Catechism of the Catholic Church in the other, he helped us to Build the Church and Bless the Nation. Shortly after his death from cancer in June 2024, Ave Maria Radio retired the Kresta in the Afternoon program. The archives of the program are available here. We invite you to tune in daily to our new program, Ave Maria in the Afternoon, with Dr. Marcus Peter. Subscribe to the podcast at https://open.spotify.com...
Latest episodes
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14 min
The Final Kresta in the Afternoon Segment - James Kresta (12 July, 2024)
It’s come to this: the final segment of Kresta in the Afternoon. Al’s son James helps us say goodbye, and say hello to our new program.
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26 min
Direct to My Desk: Al’s Favorite Books (12 July, 2024)
Al loved taking calls from listeners and one his most popular segments was our annual “Book Recommendation” open line. In these segments, we invite you to call in and share the bes…
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15 min
Kresta in the Afternoon’s Silent, most important Supporter - Sally Kresta (12 July, 2024)
If you listened to Kresta in the Afternoon over the years, you know how devoted Al was to his wife, Sally. But you may not know how important she was to the program. Sally gives us…
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13 min
Catholic Radio and the power to Evangelize - Peter Herbeck (12 July, 2024)
For decades, Al and Peter Herbeck worked together to spread the Gospel. Peter shares some memories and discusses how we can use Catholic radio for evangelization.
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13 min
Marcus Commentary: The Legacy of Kresta in the Afternoon (12 July, 2024)
Today is the final episode of Kresta in the Afternoon. Marcus shares some thoughts on the legacy of the program, connecting it to George Washington’s farewell address.
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14 min
Jesus Sends Out the Apostles - Peggy Stanton(11 July 2024)
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus sends out the apostles two by two, instructing them to preach, heal the sick, and cast out unclean spirits. Peggy Stanton helps us prepare for the Su…
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13 min
Senate Republicans Block Democrat Bill for Abortions Up to Birth Nationwide - Monica Miller(11 July 2024)
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation to push abortions up to birth nationwide. Monica Miller has the details.
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13 min
Marcus Commentary: How St. Benedict Saved Western Civilization (11 July 2024)
Marcus talks about St Benedict of Nursia.
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13 min
Marcus Commentary: Is Pride month changing? (10 July, 2024)
Last month a group called “Queers for Palestine” protested a local Pride Parade on the grounds that it was a symbol of oppression. Marcus discusses.
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28 min
What does the Bible say about Reconciliation - James Prothro(10 July 2024)
One of Jesus’ most famous parables is the tale of the Prodigal Son, and its message of God’s repentance and forgiveness. This encounter with God’s mercy receives special expression…
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13 min
Republicans and Pro-Life Leaders Look to Find Common Ground - Peter Laffin(10 July 2024)
For months, the Republican Party and pro-life leaders have been engaged in a public and often acrimonious tussle over abortion policy and how it would diverge from the GOP’s longti…
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27 min
Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church - Francis Maier(10 July 2024)
Over the past decade Rome has been marked with sharp, and often unwarranted, criticism of the Church in the United States and American Catholic life. But very few of the critics ha…
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27 min
Resounding Truth: A musician's apologetic journey to discover the fullness of the Catholic faith - Chris Bray…
Through his career as a performer in the Christian music industry, Chris Bray’s interactions with non-Catholics helped to answer his doubts about the faith and gave him the apologe…
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13 min
Don't Miss the Good News Conference - John Hale (9 July, 2024)
The Good News Conference is a conference for individuals, couples, and families who desire to grow closer to Christ through the Good News as preached by the world’s most dynamic ev…
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27 min
Making Moral Decisions at the End of Life - Bruce Green (9 July, 2024)
St. Robert Bellarmine writes that a person may be “compelled, when unprepared, oppressed by disease, and scarcely possessed of reason, to give an account of those things on which w…
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13 min
Marcus Commentary: What do we mean when we say Evil is real? (9 July, 2024)
The Devil is Real. Evil is Real. Easy things to say, but what does it mean to believe it? Marcus discusses.
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27 min
The Mystery of the Shroud - Russ Breault (8 July, 2024)
The Shroud of Turin is the world’s most analyzed artifact, yet it remains an unsolved mystery. Could it be the same cloth that wrapped Jesus in the tomb? Russ Breault joins us.
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13 min
Marcus Commentary: Problems with Atheism
Marcus responds to intellectual problems posed by atheism.
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27 min
Institutional Diversity and Identity in Catholic Education - Terrence Sweeney (8 July, 2024)
Bland sameness afflicts much of life today. Wherever one turns these days, it is hard to miss some institution proclaiming its commitment to diversity. Businesses, the military, ch…
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13 min
Thank God for Pain - Robert Kloska (8 July, 2024)
How much worse off we would all be without physical pain! As counterintuitive as it sounds, pain is your friend. Pain is a mechanism to warn you that something is wrong. Twenty yea…