Learning from Mev by Thomas McKanna

The following correspondence is from Thomas McKanna, who is taking my Social Justice seminar at Maryville University. He wrote a reflection on The Book of Mev to his friend Matthew. Hi Matthew, As I told you…

What It’s Going to Take

Mev:  Did you suffer any threats? Ilza Mendes:  Yes, they would harass me on the streets or encircle our house.  Sometimes I’d come home and find 30 men standing outside my house, all with revolvers…

Litany/2 (¡Presente!)

The following was near the end in the original version of The Book of Mev. Ignacio Ellacuría, engaged intellectual, credible witness, Fearless announcer of God’s Kingdom . . . ¡Presente! Ordinary eco-friendly folk, hallowers of…