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Hna. María de Lourdes López Munguía, Misionera Franciscana de María. (Foto: GSR)
Authors / María de Lourdes López Munguía
María de Lourdes López Munguía is a Franciscan Missionary of Mary from Mexico who now lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is a professional psychologist, trained in accompaniment. She received novitiate formation in Managua, Nicaragua, and ministered in Chile, the United States, Tunisia and Congo. She has shared her life with: people recuperating from drug addiction;…
Activist recalls bloody train incident, nonviolent life in new book
… the Bay Area in California to block a U.S. Navy Munitions train loaded with weapons bound for Nicaragua and El Salvador. Instead of stopping the train and arresting the protestors, … humanity. Along the way, he provides in-depth analysis of American militarism in Vietnam, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Colombia, occupied Palestine, Ecuador, Brazil, Iraq, Cuba and Chiapas. … at the Washington, D.C., office of "Witness for Peace," trying to stop the U.S. war against Nicaragua, I met Brian and helped him support our friend Charlie Liteky, a Vietnam veteran who …
Latin American Policy
… In the 1980s, the Reagan administration became embroiled in the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, wars that killed thousands, displaced hundreds of thousands, and witnessed many …
The face of Christ in the checkout line
… I don’t get mad. By the time it is my turn to chat with the dark-eyed checkout girl from Nicaragua I am madly in love. 2. The office visit . Despite a life of good intentions, workers …
Lay missionaries prepare for two-year service trips
… want to do more. She then went on short medical mission trips to her parish's sister parish in Nicaragua and a one-month mission to Mississippi with Franciscan Sisters and another month in …
Celebrating the life of Scott Kennedy
… Canyon, to the Farmworkers' fight to unionize, to human rights struggles in El Salvador and Nicaragua, particularly through "Witness for Peace." In an effort to make a difference locally, …
Toxic charity vs. redemptive charity
… with those who are served. I mentioned to him the process long used by the Quest for Peace in Nicaragua. Clothing, household goods, etc. are not given away, but sold at low prices. The money …
Award-winner's novel reminds of tragic history
… President Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s said of Anastasio Somoza, the longtime dictator of Nicaragua: “He may be a son-of-a-bitch, but he’s our son-of-a-bitch.” Demetria Mart'nez reminds …
Latin American elections are Reagan-era redux with a twist
… Americans head to the polls today, national elections took place this past Sunday in both Nicaragua and Guatemala. The victors, Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua and Otto Perez Molina in Guatemala, are different men than they were years ago. Today, … Bloomberg offers this editorial on the elections : "The results of presidential elections in Nicaragua and Guatemala on Sunday -- won, respectively, by a leftist revolutionary and a …
+Gomez on \"Greater America\"
… in 1683, known to walk long distances bringing the sacraments to the people and preaching in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. Gomez recalled Father Serra. He spoke of the …
Church programs help stem violence in Nicaragua
… Liz Quirin … Catholic News Service … MATIGUAS, Nicaragua -- Women in Nicaragua, often too timid to speak for themselves, have been beaten and sometimes killed by … by a partner at least once." Enter Catholic Relief Services and its partner agency, Caritas Nicaragua, which joined forces to reduce the violence against women by providing programming for …
U.S. priest to attend Irish meeting
… by emailing info4@uscatholicpriests.us A veteran activist who also spent 25 years in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala, Survil is also well-known in the central Pennsylvania area …