Category: SPIRITUALITY

Óscar Romero (1917-1980)

Óscar Romero was the Archbishop of El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War. He was murdered for calling for an end to the violence plaguing the country.

Leonard Cohen

By contributing writer ROBERT BRUTTELL The angels declare it from above … The music of Leonard Cohen has struck at a deep place in me for many years. His hauntingly sensuous “Suzanne” takes me down to her place by the river every time the words run through my head. It suggests a place of abiding… Read more »

Bono/U2

Author Daniel Buttry profiles the various peacemaking efforts of Bono, lead singer of famous rock bank U2; from Dan’s book: Blessed are the Peacemakers.

Mannex Motsi

Zimbabwean writer and peace activist Lancelot Muteyo profiles reggae musician and human-rights activist Mannex Motsi and his support of nonviolent change.

Maná

Writer Mario Seth Morales, a missionary for Ibero-America and Caribbean, writes about the inspiration of music and the band Mana in defending human rights.