Tag: Mev Puleo

Josie Knesel: A Woman for and with Others

Janet Oberle of the SLU Athletic Department shared the following nomination for the Mev Puleo Social Justice Award.  I am happy to know that Josie Knesel is doing good work  in Saint Louis and in Nicaragua!…

Seeds

In my book on Elie Wiesel There is reference to Mev That was a seed for my next book In The Book of Mev There is reference to going to Palestine That was a seed…

Dear Isabel (Letter/8)

Sunday 28 June 2015 Pages 9-10 Dear Isabel You can feel free to cal me all the Spanish swear words you know, but I think—get ready to attack—you are way too hard on yourself. I’m referring…

An Observation

There is no conversion of those who live in scandalous wealth to the welfare of those who live in scandalous misery. –Jon Sobrino Quotation from Apostle of Peace: Essays in Honor of Daniel Berrigan Photos by Mev…

Photography as a Way of Life

for Oliver, Cami, and Julie Sebastião Salgado, From my Land to the Planet Contrasto, 2014   I first heard the name of Sebastião Salgado from Mev in the early 1990s.  She esteemed him more than any…

We Are Broken

At last, a little quiet and stillness.  Judy Gallagher and her daughter Sarah brought over the evening’s delicious  dinner. With a candle I had lit, Mev and I sat at the table, she in her…

That Brazilian Spirit!

An important discovery is gratuity. That is, giving time and space for what’s not anticipated, what comes from God, from the future. Availability—not being a prisoner to our projects and plans. And hospitality. This is…