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Our parish, Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, was an early and enthusiastic volunteer to host new arrivals from Afghanistan last Fall. Donna and her husband Rich were among those who volunteered to welcome the new members of the community. Donna’s photo and comments follow. Basilica has long been ‘on the court’ on this issue. […]
Entire Brochure can be viewed here: ARC – Doing the Doable001 Thursday evening Daniel Wordsworth of the American Refugee Committee (ARC) gave his perspectives on the “Global Refugee Crisis”. It was a powerful evening for the 50 of us in attendance. (click to enlarge) There are tens of thousands of “NGOs” (non-governmental organizations) like ARC. […]
POSTNOTE March 7: Here is a powerful video from Kathy, who says: “Here is a short video recently completed under IARP [Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project Minnesota] guidance. A refugee story of recent reluctant Iraqi refugee. Ali lives here in Mpls. now. I find his telling of his story quite impactful.” PRE-NOTE: If you haven’t […]
What is Ukraine’s history? Here is an 8 minute PBS video on the topic which is very interesting. Several commentaries about Russian disinformation have come by recently. I invite you to read them. I have some personal comments at the end. This is not a simple topic. A couple of days ago a long-time friend […]
PRENOTE: My Comments on the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing in Senate Judiciary this past week, here. * Last Sunday, my sister in New York State invited family members to visit the live webcam overlooking the business street in Park Rapids MN. We agreed to rendezvous there by phone at 2 p.m., at which time my […]
POST NOTE March 18: Last evening I was one of 25 who were privileged to an on-line talk by Thomas Hanson on Ukraine and geo-politics generally. The talk was 1 1/2 hours and can be watched on-line, sponsored by Citizens for Global Solutions. It was extraordinary and highly recommend it. Here’s the link to the […]
Three weeks ago today was my surgery. I’ve been home for over two weeks. Yesterday I did my first walk, and found to my pleasant surprise that I could do the previous 2 1/2 miles in its entirety, only slightly slower than pre-surgery. Questions welcome. This morning, another post-op appointment, this time with Rehab doctor, […]
March 11, 2022: from Stephanie: I don’t think you are on facebook — I post way too much, I think, but there are a few posts I have made recently that I think might interest you. The first is from a friend who is a psychologist in Moscow. He had posted on facebook a petition […]
Previous related post, Yesterday, Feb. 5. additional Post re Ukraine et al Feb. 16, here. * Happy Valentine’s Day, Monday. Six days to surgery. One additional post earlier this week, Welcoming Afghans Feb 11. We attended Friday’s Minnesota Orchestra program, and it was phenomenal, especially the final piece, the original 44 minute reading of Stravinsky’s […]
Today is [Last Sunday was] the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, observed by the Catholic Church since 1914; I learned about this in an excellent column by Janice Andersen in our church newsletter, which can be read here: Janice Andersen: An ever wider “we“. A separate, younger observance is the United Nations World Refugee Day. […]