Grief and Gratitude: Farewell to the Prairie Messenger
My relationship with the Prairie Messenger began when I was six or seven years old, and I am sorry that, after more…
‘Waking’ — How the Irish Teach Us to Die
In America Death is a whisper. Instinctively we feel we should dim the lights, lower our voices and draw the screens. We…
Francis Clears Way for Romero to be Canonized
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has cleared the way for slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero to be made a saint later this year or early…
Dorothy Day, The Catholic Worker and the Liturgy
In the opening lines of The Other America, Michael Harrington’s classic study of mid-twentieth-century poverty in the United States, the author acknowledges…
Oak Bay Village Goes to the Dogs (with Small Sculpture of a Beagle)
The whole thing was very Monty Pytheonesque, taking place in my childhood haunt, The # 6 Prisoner village where I am #…
Remembering Karen Woods – Signs
On the evening of April 10, 2017, I went out for dinner with my friend, Patrick Jamieson. He told me his friend Karen Woods had…
Thanks for Deirdre
The Editor: Thank you so much for your coverage of Deirdre Kelly’s passing in the Spring 2018 issue of ICN. I…
Francis Invites Change, But We Are The Change
There was a time in life when I wanted things done and wanted them done now. I still want things done now…
Prairie Messenger’s Prophetic Voice Forged a National Media Network
The final press run for the Prairie Messenger and for St. Peter’s Press would be incomplete without paying tribute to the PM’s…