On Monday, August 21, President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time speech almost shocking in its ordinariness. It was such an address as either of his immediate predecessors, George W. Bush or Barack Obama, could easilyContinue reading
Month: August 2017
Weekly Vigil for Yemen in New York’s Union Square
Dear Friends, You may have noticed that the conflict and catastrophe in Yemen has received a significant up-tick in attention recently, and this is not simply because of the growing cholera epidemic. There is nowContinue reading
How life got intolerable for Ghulam’s mother and his Afghan family
photo caption: Ghulam ( second from left ) working on our community’s greenhouse, together with Zek, Khamad and Ali August 5, 2017 Ali, Zekerullah, Khamad and I miss Ghulam and his family. WeContinue reading
Jerry Zawada, Presente!
Fr. Jerry Zawada OFM – nuclear resister, peace and justice activist, Franciscan friar – died on the morning of July 25 at the age of 80. Jerry served his early years as a Franciscan priestContinue reading