Kresta in the Afternoon – October 9, 2023 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: October 9, 2023 Published in: Al Kresta

Dov Waxman, professor of Israel Studies at UCLA, fills us in on the attacks by Hamas. Also, Tom Doran analyses Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation and Fr. Carlos Martins lets you know how to see a relic of St. Jude.

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The Israel Attack Echoes the Yom Kippur War

Exactly 50 years and one day after Israel was caught off guard by a coordinated military attack, it happened again. Hamas militants invaded by land, sea and air and fired thousands of rockets into the country. The parallels are striking and certainly not a coincidence. Dov Waxman joins us with more.

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Hamas Assault On Israel Echoes 1973 Yom Kippur War: A Shock Attack With Lots Of Questions

Dov Waxman holds the Rosaline and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Israel Studies at UCLA, where he also directs the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies. He’s the author of several books including “The Pursuit of Peace and the Crisis of Israeli Identity: Defending/Defining the Nation” and “The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know.” Follow him on Twitter @dovwaxman.

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Laudate Deum, the environment, and technology in context

In his Apostolic Exhortation Laudate deum, Pope Francis said that Western countries are not moving fast enough to combat the effects of climate change. While there is much about the Western world and its priorities that is ripe for criticism, it should be noted that the great majority of advances in water quality, air quality, and habitat health have occurred in the West. We talk more with Tom Doran.

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Laudate Deum, the environment, and technology in context

Environmental dogma, domination, and dominion

Opinion: “Faith-consistent investing” must consider infrastructure needs

Tom Doran — Thomas M. Doran has worked on hundreds of environmental and infrastructure projects, was president of Tetra Tech/MPS, was an adjunct professor of engineering at Lawrence Technological University, and is a member of the College of Fellows of The Engineering Society of Detroit. He is the author of the Tolkien-inspired Toward the Gleam, The Lucifer Ego, and Kataklusmos.

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Don’t Miss your Chance to see this Relic of St. Jude

From September 2023 to May 2024, the arm of Saint Jude Thaddeus, venerated in Rome from ancient times, will be on pilgrimage in the United States, making stops in 100 cities. It’s in the Detroit area this week and Fr. Carlos Martins, who is leading the tour, joins us.

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Major relic of St. Jude, the ‘apostle of the impossible,’ to visit Detroit Oct. 13-17

Treasures of the Church – Fr. Carlos’ website

Learn more about the St. Jude tour