Category: WORLD REGION

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, known affectionately as Gurudeva, was a well-known teacher of Hinduism and leader in the global interfaith movement.

Rutilio Grande (1928-1977)

Rutilio Grande was a Jesuit priest who became a martyr for speaking out against violence and poverty in El Salvador in the 1970s.

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.

Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

In the 70s and 80s during a brutal military regime in Argentina, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo demanded justice for loved ones who had “disappeared”.

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 »