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To the Editor: The recent KISD assignment of “hero interview” is not at all offensive to me as a retired soldier. The questions are challenging but possible to answer by junior high students. “What makes somebody a hero?” The difference between a hero and a fool in any situation is timing. “Who is somebody that is like a hero to you? Why are they a hero to you?” This can be anybody from a religious figure, famous person (actor, political, relative) and an easy to respond to question. “What makes a soldier a hero?” Now the questions are taking a differen...

31/03/2021 Nigeria | Benin Bronzes and Restitution, the Journey so far Blog / By His Excellency Yusuf M Tuggar, Nigerian Ambassador to Germany Germany made a first step. However, ‘we need to break down the institutional inertia’, the Nigerian Ambassador to the country argues.  Much has been written and said of late about the Benin Bronzes and Africa’s struggle for restitution of its stolen cultural properties in general. As one of the interlocutors who has helped to revitalise this longstanding issue that continues to trigger curiosity and capture public at...

Much has been written and said of late about the Benin Bronzes and Africa’s struggle for restitution of its stolen cultural properties in general. As one of the interlocutors who has helped to revitalise this longstanding issue that continues to trigger curiosity and capture public attention, I feel obliged to share my perspective on the long struggle for the restitution of these priceless cultural assets and take stock of the journey thus far. At the centre of this global debate are the Benin Bronzes, an open-and-shut case of theft, murder and racism that transpired in 1897 and, for that r...

At the end of a small cemetery on the campus of the College of the Holy Cross, the Jesuit college where I teach, is the grave of Joseph O’Callahan, former professor of mathematics. O’Callahan is one of the few Catholic military chaplains to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during World War II. Only five Catholic priests have received this highest American military honor. Two of them are in the process of being considered for the highest honor recognized in Catholicism: becoming a canonized saint. They are Vincent Capodanno, a Navy chaplain killed...

Emil Kapaun’s selfless actions during combat and imprisonment demonstrated extraordinary heroism, not just in fighting the armed enemies, but also in what the Vatican calls “offering of one’s life” for other human beings.