By Marianne Novy Rev. Al Lingo, a Protestant minister, spoke this February 9 at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary to members of Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network (PIIN) Southwest, seminarians, and others about his journey […]
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 […]
Reflections on Thomas Merton and Women
By Joyce Rothermel Each year International Women’s Day is celebrated throughout the world (this year on March 8). People gather to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. This […]
Amazon HQ2 Won’t Deliver What Working Pittsburghers Need
Photo provided by the authors. By Alex Lucena and Alicia Salvadeo As developers in our area continue to level working class neighborhoods to make room for Google, Uber, and high-profile startups, Amazon […]
How Amazon HQ2 Would Worsen the Housing Crisis
By Maggie Weaver With the announcement that Pittsburgh made the short list for Amazon’s second headquarters (HQ2), some were thrilled; the company has seduced cities with its promise of 50,000 jobs and […]
Your Money – A Peacemaker
By Bonnie DiCarlo We are all peacemakers as we live our lives. We each have our own journey, yet together, as members of the Thomas Merton Center, we are a force. The […]
Fed Up P-G Journalists Challenge Paper’s Owner
By Neil Cosgrove It isn’t nostalgic feelings for print journalism that convinces us the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette must hold onto its 150 reporters, photographers, artists, page designers, web and copy editors, and pay […]
How to Lend Support to the Post-Gazette’s Journalists
By Neil Cosgrove The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh is asking our readers to remind the owners and management of the Post-Gazette of their “civic responsibility” as stewards of a 231-year-old newspaper that […]
EQT Can’t Buy Our Community
By Ron Read (Photo caption: Activists gather across from the Courtyard Marriott Hotel on Campbells Run Road in Robinson to protest against wage theft from immigrants. Photo credit: Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette) If you […]
Sierra Club Allegheny Group Update
By Michael Pastorkovich The Sierra Club is the oldest and largest environmental organization in the United States. Founded in 1892 by naturalist John Muir, the Club’s organization structure comprises three levels: the […]
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