Last week was the six-year anniversary of the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia that killed twenty-nine coal miners. I will not soon forget that Saturday’s vigil Mass…
Michael J. Iafrate
Michael J. Iafrate is a theologian and songwriter from West Virginia. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia.
