This Man is a Good Man By Gabrielle Bremer “Get on the train!” I yelled to Cameo as we ran down the concrete platform. We were slow from the weight of the bags on our backs and the heat of late morning. The train was about to depart the station Continue Reading
Gabrielle Bremer
Why Trump continues to be successful among evangelical Christians
Why Trump continues to be successful among evangelical Christians By Gabrielle Bremer WASHINGTON –Despite the president’s three marriages, a scandal with adult film actress, Stormy Daniels and sexual assault allegations, evangelical Christians continue to support President Donald Trump. The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh and the appointment of over 200 federal Continue Reading
Leaders testify before the Ways and Means subcommittee on child poverty
Leaders testify before the Ways and Means subcommittee on child poverty WASHINGTON ̶ In an informational meeting by the Ways and Means subcommittee on worker and family support, leaders in children’s health, family services and poverty studies testified on fighting child poverty in the United States, and asked Congress to Continue Reading
Empty choir stalls illustrate the decline of religious life in the Catholic Church
Empty choir stalls illustrate the decline of religious life in the Catholic Church WASHINGTON — Nearly all of the choir stalls in St. Anselm’s Abbey remained empty at the start of Mass. Only a handful of monks sat where a lively community of over 30 once flourished in the 1960s. Continue Reading
Finding spirituality and a community in the murder capital of the US
Finding spirituality and a community in the murder capital of the US WASHINGTON ̶ For Nii-Odoi Glover, his period of investigation outside the Bahá’í faith was sparked by living in the “murder capital” of Washington, D.C., during the 1980s. “Being 16 or 17-years-old and having a friend of yours get Continue Reading
The Future of Hummustown and its Refugees
Shaza Saker, founder of Hummustown, explains her recent trip to Syria and what it means for her employees. “Four of my Syrian refugees are thinking about going back,” said Shaza Saker, a Syrian-Italian woman. We sat at a small cafe near the Food and Agriculture of the United Nations office Continue Reading
Istanbul
The sound of the 6:30am prayer call pulled me from my restless sleep. At first, I was alarmed by the strange sounds and syllables echoing off the street walls. Then I remembered I was in Turkey, a country where 97.8% of its residents are Muslim. I listened to the beautiful Continue Reading
The Interrogation
“Is this all of the luggage you have?” the security guard asked me. “Yes, it is.” I replied “Is this your only passport?” she asked. “Yes.” I said, a little confused. The guard told me to wait because security needed to ask some questions. I was in Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, Continue Reading
From Student and Husband, to Refugee and Survivor
From Student and Husband, to Refugee and Survivor One Syrian refugee’s story about crossing one of the most dangerous migrant routes in search of a better life.
Luxury In First Class
Travel days during my college years are always bitter-sweet. It’s the day where I’m set free to be my own person again, but it is also the day I say goodbye to my friends, animals, and family for another five to six months. This time, I will not be heading Continue Reading