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Kresta in the Afternoon – July 24, 2023 – Hour 1

Who was the real Oppenheimer? Al discusses the man behind the hit new film. Also, Chad Bauman gives us a look at Christian persecution in India and Teresa Tomeo invites you to draw nearer to the Eucharist in Italy. 

 

Kresta Comments: Who was the Real Oppenheimer?

Al has always been interested in J Robert Oppenheimer, the inspiration for the hit new film. What does the film get right? What does it miss? What were the real Oppenheimer’s values and beliefs? Al discusses.

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Gregg Herken’s writings on Oppenheimer 

Review: Oppenheimer Is Very Good, but Not Great

Catholic leaders say ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Christians unfolding in Indian state

Earlier this month, Catholic bishops in India called for nationwide protests to highlight the persecution of Christians in the country. In its annual report earlier this year, the US State Department ranked India among the world’s worst violators of religious liberty. Chad Bauman joins us with more.

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Catholic leaders say ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Christians unfolding in Indian state

The U.S. Just Released a Scathing Report on Religious Freedom in India

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Chad Bauman is Professor of Religion at Butler University, where he holds the Department Chair. His research focues on religion in India and he is the author of Anti-Christian Violence in India. He also contributed to the Under Caesar's Sword project. Follow him on Twitter @DharmaBaum.

La Dolce Fede – Draw Closer to the Eucharist

We’re continuing our celebration of the Eucharist as we approach the Eucharistic Revival next year, and Teresa Tomeo has another great opportunity for you. You can join her in Italy this fall for a journey that will be very Eucharistic, including a visit to the tomb of Carlo Acutis and Orvieto, where the Feast of Corpus Christi is based. Teresa joins us.

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Dolce Fede Pilgrimage

Teresa Tomeo is the author of many books, most recently Everything's Coming up Rosie: 10 Things My Feisty Italian-American Mom Taught Me about Living a Godly Life. She has more than 30 years of experience in TV, radio and newspaper and spent 19 of those years working in front of a camera as a reporter/anchor in the Detroit market. In the year 2000, Teresa left the secular media to start her own speaking and communications company, Teresa Tomeo Communications, LLC. Her daily morning radio program, Catholic Connection, is produced by Ave Maria Radio in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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