Category Archives: Faith

The 25th Anniversary of the Gospel Extravaganza

This post celebrates a Gospel Extravaganza milestone, but the Extravaganza keeps going past this!  In 2018 it passed its 30th ANNIVERSARY, and we invite you to join us on the campus of North Central College, Naperville, IL., for the 31st Extravaganza sometime in late … Continue reading

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Father Mike Pfleger and Other Gospel Extravaganza Memories

Saturday, January 26, 2013, North Central College:  the 25th Anniversary concert of the Gospel Extravaganza, an event I helped start that many years ago.  My cell phone went in and out of my pocket all evening, partly because my wife … Continue reading

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MLK Jr: Conquering Racism, Militarism, and Economic Exploitation

On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech at New York’s famous Riverside Church.  Giving it the title “Beyond Vietnam—Breaking Silence,” King called for “radical departures from the destruction of Vietnam.”  He had been moving towards this speech for two years, “[M]oved,” he … Continue reading

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