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“Can we uncover the contemplative springs that are the source of our humanity?” –Daniel Berrigan, S.J., Ten Commandments for the Long Haul Daniel Berrigan; Maryknoll; NY, summer 1988; photo by Mev
Tag: Dan Berrigan
Wake Up!
I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. –Nhat Hahn There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though…
A Note from Long Ago
Mev’s The Struggle Is One was published in the summer of 1994, some months after her glioblastoma surgery.
The Irresistible Power of Natural Powers
Having recently perused Jim Forest’s biography and memoir of Dan Berrigan (Playing in the Lions’ Den), I returned to Berrigan’s collection of poems, And the Risen Bread. If I can find five poems in such…
Composed after Listening to NPR
I was just listening to an NPR story about 15th anniversary of the U.S. bringing down Saddam Hussein’s regime. An Iraqi Kurdish journalist was interviewed. He said he was happy to see the US troops…
In Gratitude for Howard Zinn
The other night at the Webster University Film Series, I saw the documentary-tribute: Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train. It is an inspirational portrait of a working-class Jewish man who served…