As the nation observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a friar who met the civil rights leader when King was awarded the St. Francis Peace Medal in 1963, writes about the changes in race relations he has witnessed as a member of the African-American community. When the HNP Communications Office asked me to write a reflection on this year’s observance of the …
Franciscan Influences: Leading and Guiding
This essay is part of a series in which lay people describe the impact the friars have had on them. The most recent reflection appeared in the Nov. 20 issue of HNP Today and was written by a staff member of the gift shop at the Province’s parish in Tampa, Fla. Below, a staff member at Create, the Harlem, N.Y., social services program …
Remembering Nelson Mandela
As the world mourned the death of Nelson Mandela, 95, earlier this month, people around the globe expressed their admiration for the South African who, after spending nearly three decades in prison, became his nation’s president and a symbol for peace and reconciliation. For days, the media focused on the impact of the man who inspired millions. Below are comments …