Commentary

People outside of a crashed Amtrak train car.

Surviving Amtrak Tragedy, Thanking God

By Bill Tammeus | August 28, 2022

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

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Fr. Justin Hoye presides at the altar of St. Thomas More Catholic Church at this year’s Easter Vigil service.

A KC Priest Sees Through ‘Cloud’ Over the Church

By Bill Tammeus | July 24, 2022

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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The doors to the Johnson County Museum exhibit: "Redlined: Cities, Suburbs, and Segregation."

Lasting Scars of Redlining on Display at the Johnson County Museum

By Bill Tammeus | June 26, 2022

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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Rabbi David Glickman of Congregation Beth Shalom tells a community gathering at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection that “something better” than the current piecemeal ways of dealing with homelessness and mental health crises is possible in Johnson County.

Good Faith Network Targets Homelessness and Mental Health

By Bill Tammeus | May 29, 2022

Aa newly formed interfaith network of 20 congregations is focusing on addressing homelessness and mental health in Johnson County.

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Roshan Paiva acting in the “The Hindu and the Cowboy.”

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

By Bill Tammeus | April 24, 2022

“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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