As the “Monster Trip”, which started in February, 2025 continues, we’ve moved on to the Balkans. As a former history teacher, I know how vital this area has been in determining when the world goes to war. Otto von Bismarck once said something like “If there ever is a world war it will be because […]
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The Catholic Church, The Pieta, and Me
We left Rome a week ago as part of what has been dubbed “The Monster Trip”…9 months away from Michigan…travelling to 20-something countries and trying to avoid thinking about what has happened to our country since the full-on onset of authoritarianism. At times on this trip we can see ourselves not returning to the US […]
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- The Catholic Church, The Pieta, and Me
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