Category: 41.1 Renewal

“Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.” There she stood in the public square. Hands clasped together, praying children at her feet. The year is 304 A.D., and the height of the Diocletianic Persecution has been ushered in by the institution of the fourth edict. In a few moments, she will be […]

Kudzu is a fast-growing, invasive species of vine predominantly from the South. It’s known for overtaking buildings, forests, and fields, and is notoriously impossible to kill.  In the breadbasket Cradle, The Kudzu grows like any other crop. A fruit of nature’s labor—-mining long past, Here to lay in a bed of vine; “Come,” beckons the […]

Nearly all American eyes are on the showdown between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, but what if I were to tell you that the citizens of another country are eying this election even closer?  It is very likely that the fate of the Russia-Ukrainian War will be decided on November 5th, […]

Cairo, Illinois, has gained widespread media attention for being an abandoned ghost town at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers—and perhaps more startlingly, it is known as the city whose intense racial violence killed it. Featured in Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, Cairo has a less-than-stellar history […]

Through the lens of a security camera, the world watches as a man in a baseball hat picks fruit out of a basket at a Beirut market. Suddenly, he collapses to the ground, clutching his chest as bystanders scramble for safety. This same scene played out thousands of times across Lebanon on September 17, as […]

There is an inherently skeptical view of American politics and the American government that it’s all just a big ploy. That they’re pulling one over on us. That stern-looking old men sitting around a table in the back of some DC cigar club and talking in low voices make the real decisions in this country. […]

The term “doom scroll” has become a buzzword among our generation. Merriam Webster defines it as “spending excessive time online scrolling through new or other content that makes one feel sad, anxious, angry, etc.” This usually takes place on platforms like TikTok or Instagram where memes, reviews, and rants fuel our hours of mindless scrolling. […]

It’s Sunday morning. The church bells ring loudly, and people flock to their seats. Pews of congregants eagerly listen to the sermon. They know the drill: they’re here every single week. But where is everyone else? With unfilled seats and generations of Americans skipping religious services, religious attendance is at an all-time low.   Religion in […]

In 2021, a coup staged by Myanmar’s powerful military rocked the nation. After about a decade of flirtation with civilian rule, the coup ousted the democratically elected government and installed military leaders at the helm of the country.  The junta subsequently declared martial law and jailed political opponents. What followed has become a bloody civil […]

Since the start of Gustavo Petro’s 2022 presidential campaign, he has asserted that government intervention is the only effective solution to the corruption he blames on privatized enterprises. As Colombia’s first left-wing president in recent history, Petro’s campaign has relentlessly ​campaigned with an ​emphasi​s on​ his resolve to tackle deepening economic inequalities exacerbated by the […]