Commonweal, February 13th, 1998
The senseless murder of taxicab driver Ivan F. Alava while driving his cab in Newark, NY, on New Year's Day can only be understood in the light of Christ's redemption of mankind. There is a need to forgive and not be angry when confronted with violence.
Carmen Alava is Commonweal's first person of welcome, a presence willing and helpful - on the phone, to each one who crosses our office threshold, and to those of us who work with her. At 3 A.M. New Year's morning, she and her husband Freddy were awakened by an emergency call asking them to rush across the Hudson to Newark, where Freddy's brot...
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