Those Days, Years, Decades After

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, there was grief, sorrow, anger, and a heightened awareness of the sacredness of life and connection. In tribute to the dead, many of us vowed we would never forget the perspective this tragedy gave us. Beliefnet's coverage explores the spiritual impact two years later--with comments, prayers & reflections by Beliefnet members, clergy, 9/11
· Survivors! Still Shaking as we are reading this... [Belief Net]

There are Few Flawless Victories
The Second World War in Europe began in defense of Poland's freedom against Nazi tyranny. It ended in a tremendous Allied victory, but left Poland subject to an alternate despotism.
· Victories [NYPost]
· 9/11 [TNR]

Pope heads to Slovakia to declare two martyrs
A frail Pope John Paul holds an outdoor mass Friday in the town of Banya Bystrica as he continues his four day trip to Slovakia.
He will speak to worshippers gathered in the Slovak National Uprising Square, named for a rebellion against the Nazi occupation of the former Czechoslovakia in World War II.
A bishop was imprisoned for 13 years and poisoned for years with arsenic. A nun was ensnared in a trap set by secret agents who tortured her. Both are symbols of the Communist-era cruelty that will figure prominently when Pope John Paul II visits Slovakia beginning today.
· Slovak National Uprising Square [Voice ofUSA]
· Bishop Vasil Hopko and Sister Zdenka Schelingova [NJ News]