by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Feb 7, 2014 | Opinion
During a wintery storm in Chicago and much of the eastern U.S., I experienced many flight cancellations, delays and missed flights. Amid that storm, I had the opportunity to visit the Cook County Jail with Jesse Jackson and many community leaders from the Chicago... by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Dec 5, 2013 | Opinion
We are seeing something new in a pope, which I haven’t seen in a long time. I am fascinated with Pope Francis’ style, which differs from the popes I have seen. However, older observers have compared him to Pope John XXIII. Much of his recent encyclical... by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Oct 25, 2013 | Opinion
After many of us eat fast-food, we throw away the cardboard pizza boxes, Styrofoam burger bins, wax-coated drink cups, plastic utensils and foil condiment containers. More often than not, we discard absolutely everything in which our food was served. What is worse,... by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Jul 5, 2013 | Opinion
It is common knowledge that the perennial Food Network star, Paula Deen, has used a condescending and derogatory term toward African Americans and spoken warmly of the world of the genteel antebellum (pre-Civil War) South. Before this news-making revelation, Deen and... by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Jun 18, 2013 | Opinion
Uriah the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba, was an officer of the Israelite army, a native of Jerusalem and a faithful Yahwist. Uriah is a Yahwistic name meaning “Yahweh is my light/fire.” Four other Uriahs named in the Old Testament are either prophets or...