F E A T U R E S 14 / My Job is to Put My Job Out of Business Major Paul Staeheli ’98 and the future of soldiers. 16 / The Eighth Sacrament, by Tricia Gates Brown Are mothers the greatest heroes of all? page 16
19 / A Note on Cowardice, by Chris Walsh Why is the word coward such a grave insult? 22 / The Angel of the McKenzie, by John Roscoe ’94 Sister John Maureen Backenstos ’69 and her extraordinary ministry in the wet woods. 26 / Servants, notes and photographs by Lawrence Hudetz We scream at their failings and ignore their feats. We take them for granted. Yes, we do. page 19
30 / The Pile, by Brian Doyle “Then the second plane hit. I got to the firehouse faster than fast...” 32 / The Commander, notes and photographs by Steve Hambuchen A few minutes with Tarawa veteran George Watson ’42. 36 / Silvery & Sinewy, by Ana Maria Spagna The cheerful lady who worked 35 years to let salmon back in the White Salmon River. 38 / The Revolutionary Peter Maurin, by Jim Forest The wry humble man who sparked the Catholic Worker movement, 80 years ago this spring.
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42 / Startled by Grace, by Joena Buchholz ’67 “The University enters into you. What it is most deeply is inside you...” 44 / Like Branching Lightning, by Robin Cody The long and astonishing road of University regent Ralph Miller ’73. page 26
52 / The Ring, by Chris Sperry ’89 Baseball, freedom, tears: a note by the University’s baseball coach.
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5 / Pat Casey ’80 and Tommy Renda ’09: a note 6 / The eloquent articulate passionate Kathleen Dean Moore 7 / Professor Joe Gallegos of the Oregon House of Representatives 9 / The University’s Chapel Choir on the road, laughing 10 / The eloquent articulate passionate Sister Helen Prejean 64 / Nathan Banet ’11 at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
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Cover: Tarawa veteran George Watson ’42, photographed by Steve Hambuchen (stevehambuchen.com). See page 32 for more George.
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