July 1, 2016 By Rianna Lee Twenty-five people gathered for a rally organized by the Thomas Merton Center’s Stop Sexual Assault in the Military (SSAM) campaign in Station Square on Thursday, June […]
Unchain Victims from the Chains of Command
Bread for the World Lobbies in D.C.
July 1, 2016 By Roses Laughlin On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, five members of the SW PA Bread for the World team travelled to Washington, D.C. in order to lobby for better […]
No More Fracking Pipelines
July 1, 2016 Carlana Rhoten On April 29th, our own Westmoreland County experienced a gas pipeline explosion. Given the massive destruction experienced across our nation and the world, it was relatively minor. […]
Seeking Justice in the Year of Mercy: A Campaign to End the Death Penalty
July 1, 2016 By Joyce Rothermel Catholic social teaching offers a unique perspective on crime and punishment. It starts with the recognition that the dignity of the human person applies to both […]
Point Park Study = Science + Advocacy for Homeless
July 1, 2016 By Jeremy Northup, Calla Kainaroi, and Alexandria Bright Tonight there was bologna and cheese, one box, about 20 sandwiches or so amidst other boxes of expected peanut butter and […]
Building Bridges in Latin America
Information provided by School of the Americas Watch and compiled by Josh Sturman for this article At a time when refugees who are fleeing U.S.-sponsored violence are being branded as criminals, rapists […]
Exploring the Brazilian Crisis
July 1, 2016 By Jim McCarville A Thomas Merton Center (TMC) potluck, June 15, explored the political, economic and social crisis wreaking havoc in Brazil. Three speakers participated; Carolyn Kazdin, a United […]
Anatomy of Fascism
July 1, 2016 By Michael Drohan Historian Robert O. Paxton wrote a book in 2005 entitled The Anatomy of Fascism which defines fascism as follows: “Fascism may, be defined as a form […]
A New Gospel of Wealth
July 1, 2016 By Laura Quinn Review of Book: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer, Doubleday, 2016, 449 pages. Jane […]
The HIV/AIDS Stigma: Why We Need to Talk
July 1, 2016 By Mireille Maddah In recent news, an Austrian-based men’s progressive lifestyle magazine decided to do the unthinkable: print its latest issue with an HIV+ blood-infused ink. It sounds disturbing […]
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