Author Archives: Tom Royer

The People’s Struggle in El Salvador Continues

For twenty-two years I have been part of a local group engaged in a sister relationship with five impoverished settlements in the mountains of eastern El Salvador. The five settlements are called Calavera. Our local group is called Friends of … Continue reading

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Champaign, a City with No Soul

I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LESSON in Champaign City Government 101. On August 13 the Safe Haven Tent City came to St. Mary at my invitation. It was a simple act of kindness for the homeless. They could pitch their tents … Continue reading

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Sister Dorothy Hennessey: Activist for Peace and Justice

IN HER EARLY TWENTIES, Dorothy Hennessey joined the Franciscan community in Dubuque. For most of her life she was busy teaching in Catholic schools in Iowa. She remembered that in her early years she was a very conservative person. When … Continue reading

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The Demonstration at the School of the Americas

I WAS ONE OF OVER 25,000 WHO participated recently in the demonstration at the gates of Fort Benning, in Columbus, Georgia, where the School of the Americas (SOA) is located. The annual demonstrations, this year on Saturday–Sunday, November 17–18, are … Continue reading

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