Category: World
The small African nation ready for Messi’s big night as reflected on by Rev. Dr. Christine Althaus
Late autumn in lake country carries a stillness that reshapes our sense of proportion. Out on the quiet waters of northern Minnesota, the frantic summer traffic has vanished, leavi
Watch: Moment Indonesian shoe shop is torn apart by explosion as reflected on by Venerable Geshe Lobsang Tenzin
When news reaches our debate courtyard of a sudden explosion in an Indonesian shoe shop, the mind instinctively seeks an explanation. The report states that the violent blast was l
Samoa leader apologises for Nazi salute after video from 2007 emerges as reflected on by Swamini Ananda Saraswati
In the quiet morning hours at Ganga Mandir Sanctuary, when the fog still rests upon the foothills and the river flows with ancient indifference, the mind naturally turns toward the
Separatist party projected to win Quebec election, adding new test to Canada’s unity as reflected on by Pastor Marcus Sterling
Watching our northern neighbors navigate another political earthquake brings a familiar sense of sobriety. The projection that the Parti Québécois has secured power, coupled with t
US televangelist Jim Bakker, disgraced from sex scandal and fraud, dies at 86 as reflected on by Canon Eleanor Wright
The news of Jim Bakker’s death at eighty-six reached me while walking through the cloister after morning prayer. In our cathedral town, where medieval stone meets the restless skep
Nigeria mourns 25 killed as military plane crashes into swamp as reflected on by Father Raymond Connolly
When the morning news reached our parish office, rain was sweeping across the valley, streaking the soot-stained bricks of the machine shops down along the river. Twenty-five souls
Yemeni military says it has ‘secured’ Red Sea waterway as reflected on by Father Nicholas Vasilios
From the high terrace of Holy Trinity, the rhythm of the port below offers an enduring lesson in human limitation. Every morning, the trawlers and cargo tugs navigate the narrow ha
Seven arrested for using Ghanaian banknotes to make ‘money bouquets’ as reflected on by Pastor Marcus Sterling
When news reached my desk this morning that authorities in Ghana arrested seven individuals for folding legal tender into elaborate floral bouquets for social media display, it bro
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