The memorials marking the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, could not be more appropriate to the memory of what happened there two decades ago, says columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Music review: I wasn't looking for this Bruce in the aftershocks of 9/11. Looking back, though, I feel Springsteen made the right moves on "The Rising," with its inexhaustible themes of love, loss, faith, hope and renewal.
Tell us: Today, as we recognize the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, NCR readers shared their stories — including how their faith may have helped on Sept. 11, 2001, and after.
NCR Connections: On Sept. 11, 2001, two things occurred within the confines of the NCR newsroom that to this day convince me that NCR, this little enterprise, is something extraordinary both in terms of craft and purpose.
When terrorists wreaked havoc on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, it forever altered global affairs — including, inadvertently, paving the way for a relatively unknown Argentine cardinal to eventually become Pope Francis.
Commentary: Fr. Mychal Judge, chaplain to the New York City Fire Department, was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. He was subsequently classified as "Victim 0001," a fateful first in a day mired in tragedy. He remains a beacon for all of us.
