By Jim McCarville W.E.B. DuBois, the eminent sociologist, may be the most influential African-American political leader in the first half of the 20th century, but his contribution to theology is often overlooked. […]
The Korean War: Convenient Forgetting
By Michael Drohan Review of Book: The Korean War by Bruce Cumings, 2010 The Korean War is often referred to as “the forgotten war,” a name which was first used in an […]
The Insanity of the Nuclear Enterprise
By Michael Drohan Daniel Ellsberg, the author of The Doomsday Machine:Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner, is best known for his release of the Pentagon Papers in 1972, which revealed many of […]
Death in Donora; Episode 1
The 1939 Donora High School yearbook baseball team photo features Hall of Famer Stan Musial (top row, second from left) and Buddy Griffey (front row, at left), the grandfather of Mariners great […]
Lenten Speaker, Sr. Carol Zinn Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 18
Photo: Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia All are invited to participate in the upcoming talk by Sr. Carol Zinn on deepening one’s desire to choose the way of the Christian Gospel […]
BOOK REVIEW: Speak Peace in a World of Conflict by Marshall B. Rosenberg
By Kathleen Gerace My first ventures into peacemaking were the demonstrations against the wars in Afghanistan and then Iraq. Marching along with thousands of others was exhilarating. I felt empowered. But I […]
Class Cluelessness in America
By Jim McCarville Joan Williams book, White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America, has a lot to teach about the consequences of a “professional privilege” that disadvantages what she calls the […]
Sacred Texts with Violence as Sub-text and Struggle for Nonviolence
By Michael Drohan (Photo caption: Dr. Carol Zinn. Photo credit: The Catholic Leader) Review of Book Is Religion Killing Us?: Violence in the Bible and the Quran by Jack Nelson Pallmeyer, 2003. […]
Prague Writers Festival, 2017: American on the Hot Seat
By Mike Schneider (Photo by: Mike Schneider) My friend Jan and I were in Prague as tourists in November, during the Prague Writers’ Festival (PWF). While Prague’s ancient culture and stunning beauty […]
Reflection on Race by Thomas Merton
By Joyce Rothermel (Photo credit: cathedralofhope.org) Thomas Merton believed that racism and militarism were the two most urgent issues of his time. While we may update the “urgent list” for our own […]
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