Photographer Mev Puleo died 25 yrs ago of a brain tumor on Jan 12 1996 at age 32. She had dedicated her life to documenting the life, struggles, and humanity of the poor—“to revere the human spirit and bridge the distance between persons.” Thru her contemplative eye she
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penetrated the spiritual essence of things, especially people, in whom she saw the face of God. In her travels in Latin America she documented a new church arising from the faith and struggle of the poor. In the end she became the poor she loved. In college she wrote: “When I
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was in my early teens, a thought took hold of me: Jesus didn’t die to save us from suffering—he died to teach us how to suffer...Sometimes I actually mean it. I’d rather die young, having lived a life crammed with meaning, than to die old, even in security, but without meaning.”
Mev spent time with one of my heroes, Sr. Ann Maganaro, SL in Guarjila, El Salvador. Mev took some beautiful photos of Ann. This article from includes my favorite photo of Ann.
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