Annie Searle

In our cover story this month, Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes about H. Morgan Hicks, the owner of a yarn shop in Des Moines, Washington. In Toward a New Social Contract for Our Endangered Species, Dr. Peter A. Corning argues that we are on a road to collective self-destruction unless we make a radical course change. Annie Searle takes a look at all of the fires that are burning in her article The Fire This Time. My essay, It’s Too Bad, Tommy Wooten, is about a Yonkers teen who died long ago, tragically and foolishly. Profound, heroic, or tragic, there is more than one way to make your mark in life. – Patricia Vaccarino

Brody Hale cannot see, but he relates to the world in ways that many of us could only imagine. He is known throughout the United States as an expert in canon law. He works to save Catholic Churches that have been threatened with closure.  This month, Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes a book review about “Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop’s Battle for America’s Soul,” by Michael Fanone and John Shiffman. Annie Searle offers us sage advice to roll up our sleeves to make the world a better place. During this month of Thanksgiving, Reverend Anne Saunders shares her insight: learn how to pray or learn how to become better at praying. Lord knows, we need all of the help we can get! Happy Thanksgiving!!  –Patricia Vaccarino