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Thirty years after the dramatic breakup of the Soviet Union, tremors from that socio-political earthquake continue to reverberate through the vast terrain it once covered. An uprising in Kazakhstan earlier this month. Political strife in Belarus around its 2020 presidential election. Ongoing conflict at the Ukrainian-Russian border, more ominous by the day.
Thirty years after the dramatic breakup of the Soviet Union, tremors from that socio-political earthquake...
Thirty years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, its tremors reverberate from Kazakhstan to Belarus to the conflict at the Ukrainian-Russian border. The Catholic Church is involved in the region as a local actor, as a neutral mediator and as a peace-seeking faith.
On Friday, I traveled to South Carolina to celebrate the funeral Mass of Joseph Gallagher, the brother of my good friend, Father Simeon Gallagher. Father Simeon is a classmate of mine who has given retreats here in Boston and conducted missions in many of our parishes.
