List/Grid Founding Documents: September/October, 2001
Letter to Bishop Gumbleton
November 1, 2001 Dear Bishop Gumbleton, I am writing to you today to offer support and encouragement for what I hope will be an ongoing discussion among the bishops. My…
Founding Documents: September/October, 2001
The vision for September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows was born when a small group of family members of those killed on 9/11 became connected after reading each others’ pleas…
Debi Corcoran, David Potorti: At a Crossroads
Debi Corcoran’s family had a beautiful reunion this summer. For the first time in years, her brother and sisters and their children all got together and celebrated their mother’s 72nd…
I Lost My Brother on 9/11; Does He Matter?
[Ed's note: On Tuesday, September 11, the writer lost his brother, James Potorti, at the World Trade Center. James worked on the 96th Floor of the first tower for a...
Robin Theurkauf: Are We At War?
Robin Theurkauf’s husband died in the attack on the World Trade Center. Even as she grieves, she has issued this call to look beyond military options. My husband, Tom Theurkauf…
Parents of Flight 93 Victim Call for Peace
Deora Bodley’s parents say their daughter would want them to forgive the hijackers who crashed United Airlines Flight 93 in southwest Pennsylvania on Sept. 11. They admit that it’s too…
A Widow’s Plea for Nonviolence
by Amber Amundson My husband, Craig Scott Amundson, of the U.S. Army lost his life in the line of duty at the Pentagon on Sept. 11 as the world looked…
Letter to the New York Times
To the Editor: My brother, Abe Zelmanowitz, was on the 27th floor of 1 World Trade Center when the first plane hit. Although he could have gotten out of the…
Not in Our Son’s Name
Our son Greg is among the many missing from the World Trade Center attack. Since we first heard the news, we have shared moments of grief, comfort, hope, despair, fond…
