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Recognizing Ita Ford's editor
National Catholic Reporter, Jan 12, 2007 by Lou McNeil
Fr. Robert Drinan's Dec. 15 Column recalling the 26th anniversary of the murder of four church women in E1 Salvador was a stirring reminder of the issues surrounding justice and courage that still face us today. I commend NCR and Fr. Drinan for their commitment. The book referred to in his article is a testament to the inner life and lifelong spirituality that moved Maryknoll activist Ita Ford. The book's major contribution is to demonstrate the profound religious commitments that drove her throughout her life.
Perhaps it may seem trivial, but mention should also be made of the fact that the book Ft. Drinan referred to, Here I Am, Lord: The Letters and Writings of Ita Ford, and from which he quoted certainly came to fruition because of the support of Ita's family, the Maryknoll sisters and Ita's friends, but the project was initiated by Dr. Jeanne Evans of Marymount Manhattan College, who over an 18-month period edited, wrote commentary and put this book together. As Dr. Evans' husband, I was disappointed with the failure of the article to properly acknowledge her work. The letters are those of family and friends, but the book was the arduous work of Dr. Evans. The lasting value, of course, is the person of Ita Ford whom we meet there.
LOU McNEIL
Lakewood, N.J.
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