After the 9/11 attacks, the United States threw out international law and established a surveillance society, writes Margot Patterson. Covid-19 calls for a less heavy-handed approach, but will we realize that?
September 11
Posted inFaith, News
On 9/11, Pope Francis greets Muslim leaders and Vatican officials promoting world peace
“The date was chosen as a sign of the will to build life and fraternity where others sowed death and destruction,” said a communique by the Vatican press office Sept. 11.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Memories of 9/11 attacks linger for former fire department chaplain
He also recalls learning that his colleague and fellow fire chaplain, Franciscan Father Mychal Judge, was among the first known victims of the South Tower’s collapse.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Head of 9/11 Commission on five ways to prevent the spread of terrorism
Since 2001, attacks worldwide have increased fivefold. From the Sahara Desert to cyberspace, Islamist militants continue to find innovative new ways to extend their reach.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. marks 9/11 with somber tributes, new monument to victims
Americans were commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims Tuesday, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation’s biggest city.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
The view from America House on Sept. 11, 2001
Someone had come running out of the business office yelling that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
1,000 march through Manhattan to remember Father Mychal Judge, the first recorded victim of 9/11
“When so many people rightfully were running out to save their lives, other people were running in.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
One priest’s memory of 9/11
We stayed there through the night, waiting for reports from “the great out there.”
Posted inFaith, Generation Faith
A post-9/11 Generation Catholic analyzes the struggles of his faith.
“Memory is a key part of keeping faith in the modern world.”
Posted inIdeas, Politics & Society
What One World Trade Center tells us about ourselves.
What is possible when we acknowledge the strength of our diversity?