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Posts Tagged ‘Commentary’

Surviving Amtrak Tragedy, Thanking God

By | August 28, 2022 | 0
People outside of a crashed Amtrak train car.

Survivors of the recent Amtrak crash in Missouri describe their overwhelming need to give thanks following the accident.

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A KC Priest Sees Through ‘Cloud’ Over the Church

By | July 24, 2022 | 0
Fr. Justin Hoye presides at the altar of St. Thomas More Catholic Church at this year’s Easter Vigil service.

A Kansas City priest reflects on how he has managed a sometimes trying, often joyful, career in the Catholic Church struggling with abuse scandals and waning membership.

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Lasting Scars of Redlining on Display at the Johnson County Museum

By | June 26, 2022 | 0
The doors to the Johnson County Museum exhibit: "Redlined: Cities, Suburbs, and Segregation."

An exhibit at the Johnson County Museum reveals in detail how white supremacist thinking behind discriminatory real estate and lending practices and government policies shaped modern Kansas City.

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A ‘Miraculous’ Local Play Poised to Reach a Wider Audience

By | April 24, 2022 | 0
Roshan Paiva acting in the “The Hindu and the Cowboy.”

“The Hindu and the Cowboy,” a Kansas City-based play that premiered in 2004, now may have new life around the country.

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Artist Hasna Sal is a Follower of Christ, Not Organized Religion

By | December 19, 2021 | 0
The Holy Family — Jesus, Mary and Joseph — are depicted in Hasna Sal’s glass artwork on display at a Catholic center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Hasna Sal’s art reflects her love for Jesus Christ, even though she’s not a Christian, not a Muslim anymore and not a member of any institutional religion.

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