By Joyce Rothermel  EDITOR’S NOTE: THE SOA WATCH CONTINUES TO SEEK LEGISLATION TO CLOSE THE SOA/WHINSEC. SUPPORT FOR THE SOAW CAN BE SENT TO 225 E. 26TH STREET, SUITE 7, TUCSON, AZ […]

ANNE KUHN: 1946 – 2019  A board member of the Thomas Merton Center, serving as a liaison with the East End Community Thrift Store, Anne Kuhn will be remembered by many for […]

By Carol McCracken It was my honor to travel to Texas in August to work at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen. I worked closely with Sister Patti Rossi, who is with […]

By Symone Saul EDITORS NOTE: THIS ARTICLE REFERENCES GUN VIOLENCE  How uplifting it is to see young love. Especially in a couple exactly twice your age, after 21 years of marriage. The […]

SCHOLAR, ACTIVIST, AND AUTHOR KEEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY.  By Gabriel McMoreland On November 22nd, we will celebrate scholar, activist, and author Keeanga-Yamahtta […]

by Joyce Rothermel Last month, the Stop Banking the Bomb Campaign learned that PNC Bank will no longer finance the private prison industry that contribute to mass incarceration and are involved in […]

by Gabriel McMorland In recent weeks, my mind drifts often from summertime walks and raspberry sunsets into the shadow cast on us all by the growing threat of global nuclear war. I […]

by Joyce Rothermel Following the Sept. 9 speaker, Rev. Jack Bendik addressing “Creating Vibrant Faith Communities Amid Changing Realities” in the Fall Speakers’ Series of the Association of Pittsburgh Priests (APP) comes […]

by Neil Cosgrove Homeless persons, for obvious reasons, find voting difficult. And people applying for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) just as obviously can’t make large donations to political candidates. Maybe such […]

by Symone Saul More and more people are beginning to stand up and protest the detention of immigrants in ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) facilities across the nation. As cruel and dehumanizing […]