By Paul Dordal (Photo Caption: The ACT Processes (Picture: Creative Commons) Depression. Anxiety. Despair. These are just some of the emotional distresses that I have observed in friends, comrades, and in myself, as […]
A.C.T. for Activists
What’s in the NAME — Thomas Merton?
By Jim Ruck The Center’s founders, in looking for a name, settled on “Thomas Merton,” the Catholic contemplative monk and social critic who had died not long before at age 53. From […]
Statement of Thomas Merton Center on Violence in Israel and Palestine
This statement from the Thomas Merton Center Board of Directors was approved at their May 21 board meeting. The Thomas Merton Center, together with the United Nations community, condemns the lethal use […]
2018 New Person of The Year: Monica Ruiz
By Maggie Weaver On July 26, Monica Ruiz’s son will graduate high school. At age 15, a young man traveled to the U.S., an unaccompanied minor seeking employment. He was a victim […]
Why We Don’t Love Amazon HQ2; Let Us Count the Ways
By Neil Cosgrove (Photo Caption: Press conference and rally outside of the Pittsburgh P4 (Planet, People, Place, Profit) Conference at the David Lawrence Convention Center on April 26th. (Photo: Kim Dinh) A recent […]
A New Poor People’s Campaign
By Ginny Cunningham Beginning on May 13, and continuing through June 21, the Poor People’s Campaign invites participation in a national initiative addressing racism, economic exploitation, war and environmental degradation, and aiming […]
SW PA Bread Team Lobbies Congressional Members For Improvement In The Domestic and International Food Programs
BY JOYCE ROTHERMEL Those who gathered for the annual SW PA Bread Team Workshop on April 15 heard from presenters Margaret Tran, regional organizer for Bread for the World, and Dennis McManus, […]
COMCAST 21 TO AIR SHOW ON KOREA
BY CARLANA RHOTEN On Thursdays in May/June, COMCAST 21 (VERIZON FIOS 47) will be running an informative panel discussion putting the current conditions in South Korea, North Korea, and U.S. relationships in […]
Security Firm At Odds With Values Of Many In North Hills Community
BY SISTER MARY TRAUPMAN Trib Media, 3-28-18: “The North Allegheny School District canceled a training session scheduled for March 28 by its security consultant after a parent complained about posts the company’s […]
Trading Principles For Power
BY CHERYL BAUER The election of Donald Trump in 2016 is not only evidence of the power held by selfidentified white, evangelical Christian voters, but of an enormous shift in principle of […]
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