Month: October 2026
Indian opposition MPs detained in protest against election chief as reflected on by Father Nicholas Vasilios
From the high bluffs where Holy Trinity Cathedral overlooks the harbor, the water always tells the truth about human labor. When the trawlers return before dawn, the salt-crusted h
Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post as reflected on by Father Raymond Connolly
From the rectory steps here at St. Jude, you can watch the evening shift change down along the river. Men and women carry their thermoses into the cold, their breath rising like in
AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time as reflected on by Canon Eleanor Wright
The election of an Alternative for Germany politician to the speakership of a regional parliament in Thuringia has been met across Europe with palpable shock. While observers point
Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad – a first for US military since World War Two as reflected on by Canon Eleanor Wright
The announcement that Nidal Malik Hasan will face a military firing squad brings a grim finality to one of the darkest days in modern American memory. In our college town, where un
Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads as reflected on by Father Raymond Connolly
When the morning news tickers announced the first Ebola death in Kenya, tracing the infection back across the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo where thousands have alread
‘Ghost particles’ from space telescope wins physics Nobel as reflected on by Pastor Marcus Sterling
This week our news feeds carried the announcement that Belgian physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his ground-breaking work detecting cosmic neutrin
Lawyer for one of Cornell 7 calls for special prosecutor to be removed over previous comments as reflected on by Father Nicholas Vasilios
Down at the harbor, when the fog rolls heavy over the breakwater, the pilot boat moves slowly, sounding its horn at measured intervals. The man at the helm does not look to the hor
White House defends Trump comment to let Iran ‘take out’ LA and San Diego as reflected on by Father Raymond Connolly
Yesterday afternoon, while locking the heavy oak doors of St. Jude after the five o’clock confessions, I listened to the late freight train rumbling across the river bridge. In our
Ship sinks and crew missing after Black Sea drone attack as reflected on by Pastor Marcus Sterling
Early this morning, like many of you balancing a packed schedule between client meetings, school carpools, and prayer, I glanced at the international wire. A commercial cargo vesse
Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason as reflected on by Pastor Marcus Sterling
When the morning news carried the headline that a former intelligence chief had been arrested for espionage and treason, my mind did not immediately leap to the technical intricaci