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  • What Is Babi Yar?

    Babi Yar (sometimes spelled Babyn Yar) is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv where tens of thousands of Jews were shot and killed by Nazi forces in a matter of days in September, 1941. The Babi Yar massacre is considered one of the largest massacres perpetrated during the

  • Saturday Lagniappe: ‘Feed My Sheep’ and More

    Feed My Sheep Emanuel Cleaver examines what is means to take care of Jesus’ sheep. What Does a Committed Church Member Look Like?Thabiti Anyabwile describes 8 ways committed membership expresses itself. Two Things God Does When You Put Him SecondWe put God second in our lives more often than we

  • Church Renewal Can Only Emerge From Love

    It is hard not to be dismayed at the ongoing tenor and level of discourse and division occurring in the US Catholic Church these days. Like so many, I am deeply concerned at the temptation to identify and affiliate with our cliques within the church rather than with the corporate

  • The Other Side and Back

    Cover image: “She will find what is lost,”©Brian T. Kershisnik, 2012. Used with permission. This life is a continuum from pre-mortal existence that transitions into the life here on earth, then life after this.  I want to share some poignant accounts people have shared with me concerning departed friends and