> "Overwhelmed (For Dr. King)": A poem about the struggle of passing King's legacy to the next generation > Read the poem | Hear the discussion
> The upcoming production of "Something Semple: The Power of Langston Hughes" > Learn more
> Gem Theater's MLK Birthday Celebration > More
Celebrating and contemplating MLK Day
Glenn North (right), poet-in-residence and education specialist at the American Jazz Museum, discusses:
Eric Zahnd: Why was Dr. King one of the greatest leaders in the history of the United States? > Read
> Viewpoint: Close Guantanamo Bay
by Eric Garbison > Read
> Meditation: The long haul
by Dick Brummel > Read
Anna Foote meets up with Joe Miller, author of Cross-X, the story about four students at Central High School who ignited a national debate on race
> Read
Steve Jacobs: "Sitting in a US Senator's office in an orange jail jumpsuit with a bag over one's head evokes a wide range of emotions. And feeling like a fool is one of them." > Read More
"Topics to Go" guest, Fr. Tom Doyle, describes how helping unravel the clerical sex abuse cover-up has forever altered his life. > Listen (mp3)
Josef Walker: "Immediately, my new acquaintance launched into some strident political opinions about the war. I was caught off-guard, not so much by his politics as by his timing, and it must have shown on my face." > Read More
No human love is illegal: an immigration story
Megan Hope tells the story of a KC family separated for nearly a year as they waited for a single waiver.
> Read
A call to Mercy: Reflections from an conference on immigration
Sisters of Mercy Karen Donahue and Ana Siufi reflect on a recent immigration conference. > Read
Kristina Pearson examines an approach to peacemaking that begins with the ears.
> Read
Embracing Thich Nhat Hanh's
deep listening and gentle speech
Contemplation and action:
A Word from the mystics
Sr. Therese Elias, OSB asks the question: What place does prayer have in the life of the activist? > Read more
Living simply even unto death:Trappist caskets
Steve Nicely introduces us to the Iowa Trappists who offer a simple alternative for caskets. > Read more
A conversation with Ira Harritt
KC Olive Branch sat down with Ira Harritt, co-coordinator of the Kansas City Iraq Task Force, to discuss his work and waging peace in an post-9/11 world. > Read
Fr. Charles Curran was banned from teaching in Catholic universities for speaking out about the church's teaching on sexuality. In this recording of his Kansas City speech last month, he discusses his past and the church's future. > Listen: Speech | Q&A
Every one is related at the Human Family Reunion -- founder Ed Chasteen remembers how it all began. > Read
A conversation with St. Thomas Aquinas students days after they visited the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
> Listen
Catholic Worker: A model for church whose time has come
Patrick Marrin writes: In 1932, when Peter Maurin first met Dorothy Day it would have been impossible to predict the impact of their collaboration in what became the Catholic Worker movement. > Read it
Cristo Rey: One year's walk toward justice
Anna Foote talks with students and Sr. Vickie Perkins: "You know, the kids work, but it works for kids, too. And we see that it's going to continue to work for kids." > Read it
NETWORK'S Barbara Jennings: The Farm Bill -- will it promote justice and health?
(The Farm Bill) impacts how America and the world eat, prevent disease, and foster social and economic justice for years to come. > Read it
... have at least enough love and respect for what God has made, to not kill or destroy it. > Read
Elvera Voth, director of East Hill Singers talks about the next concert and the state of the world: "I just keep thinking about the world. You know, I don't have children, I think I would go crazy if I did. What are we leaving them?" > Read or listen
A just future for low-income workers
KC Worker Justice Center strives to equip workers with tools to fight for their rights.
> Read more
Peace can be found in non-zero sum games
John Nash's Nobel Prize-winning economics theory, non-zero sum games, has something to say about peacemaking. > Read more
Moore's 'Sicko' should spur us to action
For those who are not already convinced that the US health care system is badly broken, Michael Moore removes all doubt in his new movie "Sicko." > Read more
Abbot Owen Purcell on forgiveness of sins
... how often have we heard the words of Jesus in the Sacrament of reconciliation and from our real friends ... "Your sins are forgiven." > Read more
Understanding Kenya through 'ubuntu'
Kansas City Star editor Randy Smith has written a book about his journey to Kenya, which offers sharp focus on issues such as poverty, democracy, global warming and a life-changing perspective on humanity: ubuntu.
Confronting suffering with desert wisdom
Anna Foote reviews "Crossing the Desert" by Robert J. Wicks, who "makes it clear that psychology is not enough to sustain human spirituality in the face of evil."
> Read it
People of faith unite for the environment
The Rev. John Tamilio III: "If we hope to survive, then the religions of the world need to search for viable solutions together."
> Read it
Kathy Kelly: We shouldn't be causing this
Kathy Kelly, who visits Kansas City this month, shares a recent experience of a British child seeking truth about the human cost of war in Iraq. > Read
Iraqi children have plenty to say about the hardships of life in a warzone.
Travelling to SOA together this year
Holy Family Catholic Worker House is sponsoring a bus and group hotel reservations to Ft. Benning, Ga. for the School of the Americas protest. > Details
Finding roses in Manhattan: 9/11//2007
While a giant tower is planned to rise on the World Trade Center site, we find where the symbol for rising again can really be found. > Read
Meditating on the rhythms of normal life
The Bohemians have a saying: "He who goes seeking other peoples sausages often loses his own ham." > Read
OCT. 26 - 28 * Community of Christ Temple
International Peace Award Winners
Christ's lesson: Increasing your oneness
Ryann Kuykendall: Jesus told his parables, raised the dead, cured the blind and had dinner with the hated to increase our oneness. What a beautiful part of being. > Read
It was a bad year for migrant apple harvesters. Learn more about the Migrant Farm Worker's project and how you can help them help laborers. > Read
Three peace and justice advocates reflect on the decision by the National Council of La Raza to move their convention from Kanas City after the mayor appointed a member of the Minutemen to the park board.
Reflections on sad days for Kansas City
What science says about race
Mary Patterson writes: "Adam and Eve were not white. In fact, they were black." > Read
A neighborhood and its trees
Ryann Kuykendall: "No, I have never been mugged coming home. My neighbors are prayerful tree huggers." > Read
Fr. Rotert presses on for just housing
Heather McNeill profiles the priest whose been the city's conscience about humane housing. > Read
Presente: Witness and hope at SOA Vigil
Dawn Willenborg: Fr. Roy Bourgeois, founder of the SOA protest said to us, "Even if the SOA closes this year, we'll be back next year to praise God." > Read
Giving world peace for Christmas
Ryann Kuykendall: "Yesterday my children asked me what I want for Christmas. I told them what I always tell them, 'I have all I want right here.'" > Read
Review: Thomas Merton's Book of Hours
Anna Foote: Craving silence and slowness, I entered into prayer with Merton. > Read
