Luke Hansen

As the plane approached San Pedro Sula airport in northern Honduras I saw endless rows of African palm trees A brown river snaked through the fields and lush green mountains loomed in the background I did not see any cities towns or paved roads mdash just a few housing units When we landed I

The old campesino spoke calmly yet conveyed a deep sense of urgency ldquo We have been threatened rdquo he told us through an interpreter ldquo because we have defended the poorest people the land and the water rdquo In February he explained members of his village in northern Honduras he

The U S Catholic bishops rsquo Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church has released a statement marking the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom In the statement the bishops ldquo rejoice in the advances rdquo of the past 50 years and ldquo sadly acknowledge t

Some peace activists engage in civil disobedience and end up serving long prison terms What compels someone to do this and how do the consequences affect their family members and community members on the outside Rosalie G Riegle a professor emerita in English at Saginaw Valley State University

Unwilling to live with the horror of burning children a consequence of U S napalm bombings in Vietnam a group of Catholic peace activists decided to make a bold attempt to end the war mdash or at least slow down its buildup On May 17 1968 two women and seven men including two priests Dan and

For the first time in years the Guant namo prison is part of the national conversation When President Barack Obama started his second term in January the prison barely received a mention But a massive hunger strike started just two weeks later and now involving at least 100 of the 166 prisoner

Thirty years ago today May 3 1983 the Catholic bishops in the United States published their landmark pastoral letter ldquo The Challenge of Peace God rsquo s Promise and Our Response rdquo a political and moral analysis of U S nuclear policies during the cold war Writing as ldquo pastors