Remembering Kip Tiernan

The Globe reports Kip Tiernan, best known as the founder of Rosie's Place, died Saturday, at 85.

Living with Joy: It seems fitting for July 4th to celebrate the life of a US hero:

Mayor Menino is quote as saying "The lives she saved were untold".

What makes her story even more inspiring for me is that her work in justice was grounded in her faith. When she started out on her justice journey she met with people like Dorothy Day who inspired her.

Anthony McCarthy: One of my all time heroes:

Kip Tiernan's work led her to be arrested in protests and to generally make the too comfortable uncomfortable. In every way she is an example of someone who did it while others, me included, just talked about it.

Greg Tutunjian: Kip Tiernan, R.I.P.:

Rosie's Place sprung up in what most people still think of as a "bad part of town." Kip found space where she could find it and turned it into an oasis for women who truly had nothing but the clothes on the backs. The Elizabeth Stone House is another small institution making a difference in women's lives, too.