Who says religion and politics don’t mix?

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYRKG9jK_GI&feature=player_embedded] Readers of this blog know I am passionate about politics, religion, and music. The three come together tonight in a musical I wrote called “The Pope of the People, the John Paul II Musical.”  It will be performed at 7PM in the Church of the Land at Living History Farms on this,…

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Peace begins in the womb

By Tom Quiner If a society allows the weakest in society to be exterminated without raising a finger, anything is possible. For a generation, America has turned its back on our most vulnerable little ones with unfettered abortion “rights” at the expense of the pre-born. Does it matter? The Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade Supreme…

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You’re invited …

By Tom Quiner Tomorrow I’m celebrating the release of the CD and DVD of The Pope of the People, the John Paul II Musical. You’re invited to the celebration. The album-release party takes place at Divine Treasures Bookstore at 5701 Hickman Road. It runs from 10 AM to 2 PM. Stop in and say hi.…

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The Summer of Hope

By Tom Quiner It began on June 2nd.  The year was 1979 when the Alitalia jetliner set down in a land that time forgot for 123 years of its thousand year history.  A Man in White with kind eyes stepped onto the tarmac.  He knelt and kissed the earth. What was he thinking?  How did…

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May 13th, 5PM

By Tom Quiner Three children saw something that changed the world. The year was 1917. It took place in Portugal on May 13th at 5PM. Lucia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto were stopped in their tracks by the mystical appearance of a beautiful woman. Here’s how Lucia described the woman: She was…

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What is the engine of history?

By Tom Quiner Some Republican leaders are urging their party to focus on economic issues and de-emphasize cultural issues. They believe that it is economics and politics that drive history. Pope John Paul II (JPII) disagreed. He believed, and he proved, that it is culture that drives history. Not economics. Not politics. Economics and politics…

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The Pope of the People premiers next Friday

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgTpO4TFSEk&feature=player_embedded] The Pope of the People, the John Paul II Musical, premiers at 8 PM next Friday, April 1st, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in West Des Moines. Written by Tom Quiner, it dramatically presents the historic events of JPII’s first ten years as Pope. You can find the complete performance schedule here. You can…

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Hear Tom Quiner interviewed on the radio tomorrow

By Tom Quiner I have the honor of being a guest on a Saturday morning radio show tomorrow called “Coffee, T, and Me” with Tony and Eileen Valdez. The show runs from 9 AM to 11 AM.  I will be on at about 10 AM. We’ll be talking about my new musical, The Pope of…

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The Summer of Hope

By Tom Quiner [I was interviewed this morning on KWKY AM radio station about the new musical I am writing and producing, “The Pope of the People.” We begin rehearsals next week. Below is an excerpt from another interview on the subject. In addition, I am re-running the piece I wrote for the Des Moines…

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An interview with the composer of The Pope of the People

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXfPcO1kFM&feature] I consider the late Pope John Paul II to be one of the most important persons of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. I have written a musical, The Pope of the People, on the dramatic first ten years of his papacy. I talk a little about the piece in the interview…

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