‘It’s for the water.’

‘Pass the Feather’ continues the Native American walk around the Great Lakes

IN THIS WEEK’S COVER STORY, author and educator Carol Trembath returns to our online magazine with the remarkable story of Pass the Feather. This is the latest book in her series about the real-life Native American Water Walkers, focusing this time on a journey around Lake Erie. In this incredible, years-long project Native American women have walked 20,000 miles around the Great Lakes and waterways, prayerfully lifting up awareness of the water that is essential for all life on our planet. Please, read Carol’s story and help out with this timely effort. Share her story with friends and invite them to help, as well.

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From our authors—

Suzy Farbman

GodSigns galore when artists connect

IN SUZY’S MEMOIR AND HER COLUMNS, she often describes startling connections as “GodSigns,” especially when they lead to inspiration and new friendships. In this week’s columns, generations of artists wind up experiencing such moments as they connect—and now plan to brighten up a Detroit high school.

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Joe Grimm and the MSU Bias Busters:

Help spread the good news

WERE YOU AMONG THE READERS, last week, who read our Cover Story about the launch of 100 Questions and Answers about Sikh Americans? Were you among the readers who immediately ordered a copy of the paperback or the Kindle edition? Well, here’s a friendly reminder from Joe Grimm and the remarkable MSU Bias Busters team of students: If you ordered a book, please return to the book’s Amazon page and add a review. Positive reviews are very helpful in spreading awareness of important new books like this one.

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Bill Tammeus:

An Orthodox dome rises in wake of 9/11

IN A NEW COLUMN THIS WEEK, veteran journalist Bill Tammeus writes about a development near to his heart: “The most important victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 were, of course, people. Nearly 3,000 of them died that day, including my own nephew, a passenger on the first plane to smash into the World Trade Center. I tell that family story and I explore the roots of extremism (and what to do about it) in my last book, Love, Loss and Endurance. But as well know, there were non-human victims of the terrorists, too—and not just the tall twin towers. In fact, one of the structures severely damaged that day was a Greek Orthodox Church, St. Nicholas.” Please, read and share Bill’s column this week. It’s a sign of hope in our troubled world.

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Holidays & Festivals

Birthday of Haile Selassie

As we honor Native peoples around the world …

ETHIOPIAN leader Halie Selassie’s courage—in the face of deadly European aggression—is remembered each year on Selassie’s July 23 birthday. Stephanie Fenton shares the story with us.

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Lammas, Lughnasadh

Yes, autumn is coming …

ON AUGUST 1, each year, many families with cultural roots in the UK mark this beginning-of-the-harvest festival.

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WANT TO SEE ALL OF THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS?—It’s easy to find our annual calendar of global observances. Just remember the web address: InterfaithHolidays.com

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Faith & Film

ED McNULTY, for decades, has published reviews, magazine articles and books exploring connections between faith and film. Most of his work is freely published. Ed supports his work by selling the Visual Parables Journal, a monthly magazine packed with discussion guides to films. This resource is used coast-to-coast by individuals who love the movies and by educators, clergy and small-group leaders.

Here are some of Ed’s most recent free reviews and columns:

• BENEDICTION—Ed writes, “Five years after his film about Emily Dickson, A Quiet Passion, writer-director Terence Davies focuses upon another poet, one from his native England, Siegfried Sassoon.”
• DON’T MAKE ME GO—”Hannah Marks (director) and Vera Herbert’s (writer) film is a road trip film—not a buddy one but a father and daughter tale.”
• ELVIS—Ed writes, “When I first learned that Baz Luhrmann would be directing the Elvis Presley biopic, I knew the film would be flamboyant—look what he did with Romeo and Juliette and Moulin Rouge.”
• THE FIRST LADY—”The ten-part series The First Ladies takes full advantage of the opportunity that a TV series offers to explore details of history not possible in a two-hour movie. Created by Aaron Cooley and executive-produced by Viola Davis.”
• EIFFEL—”French director Martin Bourboulon seems to have gone Hollywood in his period film about Gustave Eiffel and the building of the iconic Parisian landmark.”
• ON GUN VIOLENCE—Ed also recommends viewing three films about gun violence in America. First, he reaches back and points out that the 1989 documentary Bowling for Columbine is as relevant today as it was when originally released. More recent is the documentary 91%, which features interviews with a wide cross section of Americans and makes the point that there is nearly unanimous consensus on the need for more effective background checks on gun buyers. Finally, he recommends Behind the Bullet, a documentary that explores the impact of guns from the perspective of people who have fired them.

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