Dag Hammarskjöld’s journal, published in 1963 as “Markings,” was found after he, as the U.N.’s second General Secretary, was killed in a plane crash on the way to peace negotiations in the Congo in 1961. Henry Van Dusen, the theologian and president of Union Seminary, wrote that “Markings” was “the noblest self-disclosure of spiritual struggle and triumph, perhaps the greatest […]
Fear Not 2.0 — What About America Are You Thankful For?
Odunde
On June 14th Philadelphia celebrates Odunde, African American Holiday. A day of celebrating African life and traditions. Music, Rythm and Moves, food and African creations will be out on display. Odunde Festival returns once more to the streets of Philadelphia—a living river of African culture, rhythm, color, memory, and celebration flowing through South Philadelphia at 23rd and South Street. Music […]
Fear Not 2.0 — Placing Yourself on the Better Side of History
Do you remember Stephen Miller’s “might makes right” declaration? It was part of a January 2026 interview on CNN – two days after the U.S. military operation that seized Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores. His assertion could stand in for a central or organizing principle in the second Trump administration – the doctrine this government […]