The family and I went to Mass at St. Augustine Catholic Church yesterday. The priest said in the old days if a prophet brought a hard message, there was a “shoot the messenger” mentality. However today, the priest said we … Continue reading
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We headed further east on Rte. 106 into Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where Fr. Pedro at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church said a college friend’s uncle had a lucrative law practice until 1973, the year abortion was legalized in America. Immediately … Continue reading
Yesterday we entered Nevada, still on Hwy 95. In McDermitt, just across the state line, I interviewed Chris Abbruzzesa, who is a local project coordinator for the Student Conservation Association. Abbruzzesa, two college interns and some local high school students … Continue reading
The topic of embryonic stem cell research has been in the newspapers that past several days since Bill Frist announced he believes there should be federal funding for this. I don’t. Several years ago I attended a seminar in Michigan … Continue reading
While in Moscow, Idaho I interviewed Brad Jaeckel who teaches a course on Organic Farming (and runs a 3 acre organic farm Community Sponsored Agriculture project) for Washington State University here. He said there has been a movement in the … Continue reading
More summary updates from the last few days: In Winona, Minnesota I interviewed Paul and Sarah Freid who are live-in volunteers at a Catholic Worker house for the homeless there. Paul, who was a theology major in college, said the … Continue reading
While in South Bend, Indiana, I interviewed Professor Mike Griffin who teaches theology at Holy Cross College here. He is also quite active with the Catholic Peace Fellowship Group and believes there should be provision for those soldiers who believe … Continue reading
Just before leaving Ohio, the family and I helped an organic farmer in Bluffton hoe a field of beans. Hard, sweaty work. But clean, good work. More than a few times while out in the field, I’d look up to … Continue reading
Went to a talk on “globalization” by Oberlin College professor Steve Crowley last night. Professor Crowley said that after WWII, the U.S. had a tremendous glut of manufactured items and needed wider markets. Consequently, American media started beaming into other … Continue reading
Met with Deacon Bill Merrimen and Fr. Mark Dinardo at St. Patrick’s Church on the near west side of Cleveland. They have helped establish an extremely creative “Urban Plunge Program.” Fr. Dinardo has freed up a number of bedrooms in … Continue reading