Timothy Schmalz's sculptures are 'only as shocking as the Gospels'

The creator of "Homeless Jesus," 50-year-old Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, says he aims for his work to disturb the comfortable and maybe provide a little comfort to the marginalized people he depicts in his work.

A Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor's plea for an end to nuclear weapons

Commentary: On the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan, NCR shares an address given during a Vatican conference Nov. 10, 2017, from Wada Masako, a survivor of Nagasaki's bombing on Aug. 9, 1945. The first atomic bombing was of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

Residents' needs are the 'North Star' of Mercy Housing

A Place to Call Home - Mercy Housing grew from managing an initial 310 units in Omaha in the 1980s to now serving nearly 50,000 residents across the U.S. A new strategic plan developed, focused on making residents' needs the heart of everything the organization does. That focus has become more important with the coronavirus pandemic, which worsened just as Mercy Housing was rolling out the strategic plan.




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