India In Pittsburgh: Guru Acharya Yashovijaysuri
A popular guru who heads the Jainism faith in India came to Pittsburgh for a life-saving surgery. Local "Jains" were awestruck that he came here, and many went to get a glimpse of him at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Who is he? What is Jainism? Find out as Michael Bartley interviews the guru and visits the popular Hindu Jain Temple in Monroeville.
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In this special episode, we pay tribute to mothers. Kathleen Bailey of Penn Hills was not able to have children of her own, so she and her husband adopted five special needs children. OnQ contributor Lynn Sawyer reports on this very special mom.
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