How can I celebrate holidays When relatives lie crushed under missiles fresh from Scranton; How can I enjoy the upcoming dinner When homeless masses face empty makeshift tables in tents; How can I toast the future When young mothers of Gaza have no […]
by Peter Kakos According to one Biblical Easter account, when Jesus appeared to his followers- now frightened that Roman crucifixion would be their fate as well, his first word to them is one that is spoken to this day as a greeting across the world […]
The renowned Israeli poet, Yehuda Amichai, who survived many wars, observed that whenever he witnessed a home turned into a shell by rocket-fire, it had exposed the soul of those who called it home: their furniture strewn; family photos shattered, splayed across the […]
by Peter Kakos What continues to amaze me is the arrogance of our US push for Ukraine to join the NATO alliance. Didn’t anyone in high places acknowledge that doing so would be the equivalent to having Canada join the Russian Federation? Would our response […]
by Rev. Peter Kakos Originally published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette Among the most endearing aspects of the story of Christmas- and a favorite image on holiday-cards- is the appearance of an angel to shepherds on the lower plains of Bethlehem, “watching their sheep by […]
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