Warm spirit of music cuts through shock of tragedy
Shortly after sunrise one Tuesday last month, tragedy visited my backyard. A yelp and a crash broke the early-morning silence and led my husband to discover our upstairs neighbor unconscious in the garden.
‘Call + Response’ movie shows slavery exists
'Wanna own your own slave?" Jason asked over coffee in his California kitchen one morning last week.
Religious leaders unite behind Obama
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
Prayers to keep Obama strong as he leads nation
Cathleen Falsani: Just after the clock struck 10 p.m. Tuesday in Grant Park, and Wolf Blitzer's voice boomed across the Obama election night rally announcing that the junior senator from Illinois would, indeed, become the 44th president of the United States, almost everyone (including many members of the press corps) cheered.
Cathleen Falsani: Just after the clock struck 10 p.m. Tuesday in Grant Park, and Wolf Blitzer's voice boomed across the Obama election night rally announcing that the junior senator from Illinois would, indeed, become the 44th president of the United States, almost everyone (including many members of the press corps) cheered.
This vote's for you, Studs
Rarely are we able to glimpse the big picture from our vantage point, mired in the details of the here-and-now.
Tutu's message to U.S.: We're all in this together
Cathleen Falsani: A few hours before the bodies of Jennifer Hudson's murdered mother and brother were discovered in Englewood last Friday, across town one of the world's greatest peacemakers began his remarks at the Hotel Intercontinental by addressing head-on Chicago's daunting problem with violent crime.
Cathleen Falsani: A few hours before the bodies of Jennifer Hudson's murdered mother and brother were discovered in Englewood last Friday, across town one of the world's greatest peacemakers began his remarks at the Hotel Intercontinental by addressing head-on Chicago's daunting problem with violent crime.