On May 31, 2026, Dr. Peter Kreeft’s beautiful wife of 63 years, Maria Antoinette Kreeft, went home to her Heavenly reward. In his own words, Dr. Kreeft told us before coming, “There is much to say about that: a story of struggle and grace.” The following conversation is just that.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:03:33 – The death of my wife
00:39:01 – Purgatory
01:05:50 – Happiness and technology
01:16:34 – Hell, salvation, and prayer
01:25:20 – Friendship, marriage, and divorce
01:34:23 – What is happiness?
01:52:07 – Teaching in the AI era
01:56:16 – Tolkien and Lewis
02:13:21 – Marriage advice and the theology of the body
02:29:35 – Books, movies, and closing banter
