By Jim McGovern
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OpinionMothers Going Home
Sometimes things have a way of rolling into one another. I recently attended the funeral of the 93-year old mother of a friend of mine. She and her…
Jim McGovern | 03/10/2017 -
Opinion“The Epidemic”
I’ve heard a lot of different things about the heroin epidemic in the streets of Kensington. More than 40 dead so far; 11 died in one weekend. …
Jim McGovern | 01/12/2017 -
A&E in FishtownDrum Circles Seeking the Spirit at Penn Treaty Park
On September 3rd, there were about 75 dancers gathered at Penn Treaty Park for the giant drum circle on a beautiful and cool afternoon. Dancers from as far away…
Jim McGovern | 09/22/2016 -
Opinion in KensingtonOur Fathers: Observations From a Muslim Funeral
The coffin was plain wood and painted white. After family members took out the deceased and placed him into the grave, scores of men passed back first the lid and…
Jim McGovern | 09/01/2016 -
Features in Northern LibertiesReal vs. Fantasy: Thoughts From a Bench in Penn Treaty Park
What is real and what is fantasy? Sitting on a bench mindfully meditating in Penn Treaty Park is real. But what of the feeling that grace or qi is very…
Jim McGovern | 03/11/2016 -
Community in Port RichmondThe Best of Us: Remembering Fr. Dan Moriarity
“There’s a little bit of the bad in the best of us, and a little bit of good in the worst.” Just about every sermon I heard from Father Dan…
Jim McGovern | 02/03/2016