Dan Berrigan the peace activist and poet together with members of his Jesuit community in Lower Manhattan spent a week of prayer and reflection over Labor Day at the Kirkridge Retreat Center in Pennsylvania Kirkridge has long been a friend to those who strive for peace and has hosted over the y

ldquo I haven rsquo t opened my emails yet rdquo said a friend one morning A graduate school professor he does his best work in the morning when his mind is fresh Only in the afternoon does he open his numerous emails He realizes that they can be thieves of one rsquo s best hours in terms of

As an early riser at 5 a m on weekdays I tune into Radio Wado the Spanish language radio station in the greater New York City area With its mix of ldquo noticias deportes y mas rdquo I can listen to the news and move ahead a bit on my Spanish language comprehension Even the ads help The an

nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Like many city dwellers I tend to pray on the go especially on the subway to work in the early morning At that hour before six fellow passengers are relatively subdued either waking up or reading newspapers when I set out

Long flights of massive stone steps that grace buildings of an earlier era ndash they offer opportunities for viewing the world below on city streets and sidewalks Several such flights stand out in cities like New York Their upper reaches provide not only a place to rest and perhaps enjoy a brown

The deaths of children and adolescents killed in firearms-related violence in cities is no greater than the deaths of those who die in rural settings In fact suicides and shootings are actually more common among country dwellers than among city dwellers Such was the surprising conclusion of a rec

Joseph Cosgrove's journey as a Catholic lawyer

ldquo All charges dismissed rdquo said the judge this past June 1st when Dan Berrigan and his co-defendants appeared in a Manhattan court to respond nbsp to charges of disorderly conduct on Good Friday The charges stemmed from Dan rsquo s and others with him a dozen in all attempting to diss

Taking a trip with the author of 'Little Women'

I am still a novice blogger Yes I have done a few over the past couple of years but word has now come down that America rsquo s associate editors are to blog on a regular basis Some already blog prolifically and in my mind rsquo s eye I see their fingers flying over their computer keyboards as