By Suzanne Broughton The new map of Congressional districts will be a significant improvement, provided it is actually implemented for the 2018 Congressional elections. But it solves only half the problem, and […]
SW PA Bread for the World Workshop, Sunday, April 15
Picture provided by Joyce Rothermel. By Joyce Rothermel The threats to domestic and international food programs have never been more real. The proposed Trump budget for 2019 would devastate the US food […]
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 […]
JUST DO IT!
By Bette McDevitt It is becoming easier to find funds and investment firms that focus on issues you care about, as Bonnie DiCarlo points out in the adjoining article. The funds are […]
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 […]
Meet Bob Wilson, New TMC Board Member
(Photo of Bob Wilson, provided by Joyce Rothermel) By Joyce Rothermel Through the Merton Center, one has the great privilege of meeting and getting to know many inspiring fellow travelers. For those […]
Renew Your Membership or Join the Merton Center Now
March is member renewal month at the Merton Center! If your membership has expired, you will likely find a letter asking you to renew in your mailbox soon. Has it been awhile […]
From the Director’s Desk: Coming Together, Thinking Anew, Bridging Intergenerational Gaps
By Gabriel McMorland For forty-five years, the Thomas Merton Center has served as a resource hub for grassroots activists. In 2018, how do you think we can make more meaningful contributions to […]
Local activists meet across a 50 year divide
By Charles McCollester Among the Battle of Homestead programs planned for 2018 are two marking the 50th anniversary of the momentous year of 1968, You may be interested in participating in the […]
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