On Thursday, May 21, 2015, while visiting the campus of the Universidad Centroaméricana José Simeón Cañas (UCA) in San Salvador, Meg Stapleton Smith and I spoke with renowned author, nonviolent activist, priest, Father John Dear. […]
Tag: El Salvador
A divided Salvadoran church—can it stand?
“Sshh, it’s not here,” is what a Franciscan sister quietly said to her two guests upon walking into the cathedral in San Salvador on Friday, May 22nd, the day before Romero’s beatification. After a couple […]
Blessed Óscar Romero: Whom Is This Life For?
The memory of Óscar Romero places a special claim on the hearts of those who learn and know his story–it asks us how fully we live for others, A few weeks ago at a Fordham […]
On Claiming Romero
It is early morning on this day of Romero’s beatification, 35 years after his assassination. The hundreds or perhaps thousands of government posters throughout the city proudly claim Romero as El Salvador’s martyr. There is […]
The Light of Hope
The season of Advent, that perennial season of waiting, is a time for hope. From the hope-filled readings of Isaiah that demarcate our liturgies and remind us that when all is said and done, all […]
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