By: Sr. Janice McLaughlin, MM As a child growing up in Pittsburgh, my father used to take my sister and I fishing on the lakes and rivers in Pennsylvania. No talking was […]
The Wonders of “Crapitalism”!!!
Exhibition, Public Art Explore Our Shared Humanity
By Maggie Graham We Are All Related, a multimedia exhibit of photographic portraits, audiovisual recordings, and written narratives by acclaimed Pittsburgh photographer Andrea London, opens March 22 at 937 Gallery, downtown Pittsburgh. […]
“Savior Samuel” Showcases Southers’ Early Work
By Jeff Cummings Last Friday night, I attended a preview of “Savior Samuel,” a play by local playwright Mark Clayton Southers. I am a big fan of Mr Southers’ work. He is […]
Understanding The Heartland, A Review
By Michael Drohan The author, Joe Bargeant, was born in Winchester, Virginia, a town of approximately 27,000 people in the Shenandoah Valley of North-Western Virginia. The town, founded in 1752, has a […]
The Environmental Footprint Of War
By Edith Bell The environmental footprint of war must be a major topic of discussion in the context of global warming, yet it is often ignored. On February 24 at 2 p.m. […]
Amity And Prosperity, Eliza Griswold On The Fracturing Of America
By Mike Schneider Eliza Griswold is an accomplished, award-winning poet, who also writes for The New Yorker and covers southwestern Pennsylvania politics. This year, she published Amity and Prosperity, One Family and […]
I Can’t Hear
By Peter Oresick Peter Oresick (pronounced o-RES-ik) (1955-2016) was a poet, publisher, professor, and painter of Carpatho-Rusyn descent. The son and grandson of glassworkers, Peter grew up in the working-class factory town […]
Association of Pittsburgh Priests Announces Its 2018 Fall Speakers Series
Looking ahead to the fall, the Association of Pittsburgh Priests invites you to put the dates of this year’s Fall Speakers’ Series on your calendars now. You won’t want to miss hearing […]
Inspiration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
By Joyce Rothermel If you missed seeing the film, “The Nuns, the Priests, and the Bombs” when it was shown in early June, it is not too late. The informative and inspiring […]
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