John J. McLaughlin John J. McLaughlin

Ask for the Fire

A reflection on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir, River of Fire.

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John J. McLaughlin John J. McLaughlin

What Will Save us Now?

Beyond vaccinations and governmental aid, a deeper healing is still needed, a truly global transformation, toward solidarity and interdependence. The children of the world are watching.

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John J. McLaughlin John J. McLaughlin

No Somos Iguales (We are not equal)

The pandemic continues to reveal our human family’s radical and deepening inequalities. This Lent, what if we could imagine that our ability to survive it depends less upon receiving vaccines than practicing compassion and justice?

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John J. McLaughlin John J. McLaughlin

A Little Story, for all of us

In the writing of this book, I often had in mind the kids I know in the D.R. Their world is not one of blond princesses in sparkly dresses.

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