It’s as Simple as That

Won’t apologize for Hiroshima obliteration Won’t apologize for Indochina devastation American Exceptionalism means never having to say you’re sorry

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!…

Gatha

Thở vào tâm tĩnh lặng, Thở ra miệng mỉm cười. An trú trong hiện tại, Giây phút đẹp tuyệt vời.

An Ardent Reader’s Simple Request

From a young woman’s fan letter to Marcel Proust: And after three years of uninterrupted reading, my conclusion is this: I understand nothing, but absolutely nothing. Dear Marcel Proust, don’t be a poseur, descend for…

His Memory Always a Blessing

From Rabbi Michael Lerner: Daniel Berrigan was one of the most inspiring figures of the anti-war and social justice movements of the past fifty years. He died on Saturday, April 30, 2016, and will be…

Announcements

Laura Weis shared this with me from a class we had 12 years ago at SLU; this led to her going to  hear Dan Berrigan at Cook Hall. I’m not the only one who keeps…

Finding Treasures

In my basement I come across a thick file “Maggie Rose Murphy” is on the folder It bulges Poems & postcards & letters galore From throughout the 1980s Your scientific acumen Has long been respected…