Abortion Rites and Abortion Rights
By Donna Schaper Father James Martin, a liberal Jesuit priest, closed the Democratic convention with a prayer in which he asked God to “Open our […]
Where Have All the Bohemians Gone?
By Donna Schaper Larry Kornfeld, Founder and Director of the Poet’s Theater, long at Judson Memorial Church, turns 90 on May 21. He lives in […]
Unattended and Unmarked Deaths
By Donna Schaper For years, when I was a young chaplain, I brought groups of students to New York City on what we called the […]
Easter, Passover, and the Virtual Village
By Donna Schaper By the time you read this, our devastating plague will be worse than it already is, or declining, or whatever the bug […]
New York is Not Alone in Attempting the Impossible
By Donna Schaper The most wonderful thing about Mayor de Blasio’s Safe Haven plan—to dramatically reduce street homelessness in NYC—is its boldness. Most of us […]
Reverse Deportation of Jean: Here’s How
By Donna Schaper Ever Feel like you can’t do anything good? You can. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Send this article to Virginia […]
The Shed at Hudson Yards
By Donna Schaper The Shed has opened its doors at Hudson Yards—and it will benefit from the best tax write-off yet for a structure that […]
If I Were Pope
By Donna Schaper I would pray, papally, about what it means to be a Christian. I would take all of my fears of fraud with […]