Today on "Kresta in the Afternoon" - October 18, 2012

Talking about the "things that matter most" on Oct. 18

4:00 – Opening the Word: Small Group Study for the Sunday Readings
Opening the Word is a weekly Catholic faith formation resource that helps you unpack the meaning of the Sunday Readings and explore how they connect to your life. What started as a curriculum to guide RCIA groups in their faith formation quickly expanded to Catholics outside the RCIA community because of its unique approach. We discuss this fantastic new resource with Dr. Edward Sri.

4:20 – This Week’s Feasts of Sts. Luke and Ignatius of Antioch
As we celebrate the feasts of Sts. Luke and Ignatius of Antioch this week, Steve Ray joins us to explore their lives, teachings and impact.

5:00 –Biden, Obama and the HHS Mandate: Avoiding the Administration’s War on Religion
Within 12 hours of the close of the VP debate last Thursday, the USCCB released a statement spanking VP Joe Biden for lying about the HHS mandate. But this should surprise nobody. From the HHS Mandates to discontinuing funding for the US Bishops’ fight against human trafficking, the Obama administration's overreaching and pervasive secularist policies represent the greatest government-directed assault on religious freedom in American history. So argues Catholic journalist George Neumayr. George is here to discuss Biden’s statement in the debate and to show how Obama is waging war on our religious liberties and actively working to create one nation that is NOT under God.