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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…

8 min readNov 16, 2021

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The Jesuit Murders. What I saw.

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Mary Jo McConahay

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

September 11, 2001

4 min readSep 11, 2021

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

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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…

13 min readJul 12, 2021

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Reflection on a Cold War Martyr

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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…

4 min readMay 1, 2021

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

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Mary Jo McConahay

Picturing Calixta

A religious journey

2 min readMar 3, 2021

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Picturing Calixta

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Mary Jo McConahay

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

It’s not even past…

4 min readFeb 13, 2021

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

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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…

6 min readFeb 8, 2021

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Cold War Martyrs

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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…

3 min readJan 20, 2021

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

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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

3 min readJan 8, 2021

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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…

3 min readDec 31, 2020

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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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