Story Type: Sister Story
Still strong & hopeful, East Palestine is rising from the ashes
There was an air of normalcy as we drove into East Palestine, Ohio. The park was being refurbished and improved. The mayor was recently re-elected. We four pilgrims were greeted by the noon siren that sent workers home for lunch.
Pride in the Philippines is a celebration of acceptance
The Philippines observes Pride Month with a spirit of tolerance and acceptance, amid widespread efforts to promote awareness of discrimination, in which the mainstream media plays a vital role.
Healing Earth and Each Other: A Philippines Indigenous Story
New Pontiff Has Connections with Mercy
Growing towards Beloved Community
In harmony with all creation
In the beautiful tropical forests of northwestern Panama, Sister Edith González and I have walked alongside the Ngäbe inidigenous people embracing the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy and the call of Pope Francis to care for the earth.
A letter to Pope Francis
Building an interfaith community to put Laudato Si’ into action
It began with an email in early 2015 from a local community organizer, a member of the Disciples of Christ, with whom I’d worked over the years. It posed the question: “How are you Catholics getting ready for the Pope’s encyclical on the environment?”