This summer, the United States of America will commemorate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Yet […]
Thom Nickels: The Spirit of ’76 — and 2026
In Philadelphia these days there are two kinds of theater experiences. There’s the Walnut Street Theater with its mostly mainstream […]
Thom Nickels: In a time of upheaval, Fulton J. Sheen offers a model of clarity
In September 2026, a light will shine on the American Catholic Church when Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) will be beatified […]
John Rossi: Play ball! Baseball through the ages.
Professional baseball dates from the founding of the National League in 1876 so this season will mark the 189th consecutive […]
Christine Flowers: With shocking Chavez revelations come questions for Huerta
Another myth has crumbled, decades after death extinguished the person but not the legend. Cesar Chavez, he of United Farmworker […]
Howard Lurie: Asking the right questions about Iran
“If” is a very short, but very important and useful word. It enables us to ask questions that need to […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Good omen from the ‘blood moon’?
Here we are once again, Philadelphia. Get ready, it’s time for the big one — a total lunar eclipse known […]
Thom Nickels: A woman in Washington’s army? It’s true.
One of the most interesting press events I’ve ever attended was at the Museum of the American Revolution in 2021. […]
John Rossi: Four Quarters and me
One of the pleasures of my fifty plus years teaching at La Salle College, then University, was the school’s literary […]