No one who has seen pro-life bills fail in the New Hampshire House under Republican majorities can be shocked when “party unity” fails on any other issue. One example: the House recently voted to kill a “right-to-work” bill. Right-to-work is in the state GOP platform. Republican leadership in legislative and executive branches promoted the bill. ItContinue reading “A Party’s (Dis)Unity, a Party’s Priorities”
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Merton on activism and “the real hope”
I’m indebted to Frank Weathers at Patheos for bringing Thomas Merton’s Letter to a Young Activist to my attention. The Patheos post came just after the 2012 election, after I had been a staff member on a statewide political campaign that fell short. Merton’s words were just what I needed to hear and ponder. IContinue reading “Merton on activism and “the real hope””
Ellen Kolb 