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Mary Jo McConahay

Mary Jo McConahay

The Jesuit Murders. What I saw.

The criminal process for the massacre in El Salvador of six Jesuit fathers and two women in 1989, ‘must be reopened,’ Jose Maria Tojeira…

Nov 16, 2021

The Jesuit Murders. What I saw.

Nov 16, 2021

Mary Jo McConahay

9/11: A Shoe Dropped Here Sounds Like Thunder There

September 11, 2001

Sep 11, 2021

9/11: A Shoe Dropped Here Sounds Like Thunder There

Sep 11, 2021

Mary Jo McConahay

Reflection on a Cold War Martyr

One day in March, 1984, I pulled my old Volkswagen into the town of Juchitan on the southern Mexican Isthmus of Tehuantepec. I expected to…

Jul 12, 2021

Reflection on a Cold War Martyr

Jul 12, 2021

Mary Jo McConahay

I’LL KNOW IT’S OVER WHEN MY TANGO LESSONS START AGAIN

All over my San Francisco neighborhood people are walking the streets with their masks around their necks, thankful — if smiles are any…

May 1, 2021

I’LL KNOW IT’S OVER WHEN MY TANGO LESSONS START AGAIN

May 1, 2021

Mary Jo McConahay

Picturing Calixta

A religious journey

Mar 3, 2021

Picturing Calixta

Mar 3, 2021

Mary Jo McConahay

Biden’s New Family Reunification Task Force — Hard Lessons from History

It’s not even past…

Feb 13, 2021

Biden’s New Family Reunification Task Force — Hard Lessons from History

Feb 13, 2021

Mary Jo McConahay

Cold War Martyrs

Latin America has forced a redefinition of who is a martyr. The definition matters — for spiritual, political, and historical reasons…

Feb 8, 2021

Cold War Martyrs

Feb 8, 2021

Mary Jo McConahay

On the First Day of the Rest of My Life: The Shot

In the first hour on the first day of availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, the line was already two blocks long. We all had scheduled…

Jan 20, 2021

On the First Day of the Rest of My Life: The Shot

Jan 20, 2021

Mary Jo McConahay

The Last Two Weeks Begin with an Attempt on the End

Thoughts on Trump’s Self-Coup Attempt, Colored by Latin America

Jan 8, 2021

The Last Two Weeks Begin with an Attempt on the End

Jan 8, 2021

Mary Jo McConahay

REQUIEM FOR A CAFÉ, IN WORDS FOUND THERE

Of news about places I loved which are closing forever because of the pandemic, I was most moved by an announcement I read online from San…

Dec 31, 2020

Dec 31, 2020

Mary Jo McConahay

Mary Jo McConahay

Mary Jo McConahay is a prize-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker, and author of three widely praised books: Maya Roads; Ricochet; The Tango War…

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