God bless America
By Archbishop Richard G. Henning On Sept. 11, 2001, I was covering a parish on Long Island in my home diocese. As it was for so many around the world, it was a dramatic and frightening moment. The parish was located about one hour from Manhattan, and two of the parish families lost loved ones…
President Coolidge’s speech celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
On July 5, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge delivered this speech in Philadelphia to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Fellow Countrymen: We meet to celebrate the birthday of America. The coming of a new life always excites our interest. Although we know in the case of the individual that it has been…
How public celebrations quietly remake what it means to be American
By Catherine Simpson Bueker, Emmanuel College Twenty-five years ago, I attended a Fourth of July parade in Boston that has stuck with me. The head drummer of the colonial fife and drum band was a Black man in a Revolutionary War costume, his dreadlocks peeking from under a powdered wig. As the parade stopped to…
Come on down to the Great American State Fair — there’s plenty of room
By Sam Gauntt | States Newsroom The Great American State Fair on the National Mall has all the trappings of a classic state fair: food vendors, merchandise, a Ferris wheel, and scores of activities. But on Tuesday, just days before the nation’s 250th anniversary, one thing was, for the most part, notably absent. The crowds. …
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