During a stop in Cairo, Ohio tonight, I came across a van with 10 Franciscan University of Steubenville students. While other students were heading to, say, the beaches of Florida for Spring Break, they were headed to a church in … Continue reading
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Route 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont… We sped along, stopping in South Bend, Indiana, where I talked with a teacher from St. Joseph’s High School there. He said the standard tuition at the school is $6,000 a year, far … Continue reading
All eyes are on Copenhagen as the final days of the global warming summit heats up (avg. Joe pun). Kidding aside… It’s my bet the world leaders at the summit will be sitting in quite comfortable temperatures in their … Continue reading
I recently talked with Ken Peters in South Bend, Indiana. He was stationed at Alamagordo Air Force Base in New Mexico next to White Sands — during the time the first atom bomb was tested. Since then, the … Continue reading
In the last blog entry, I wrote about part of The New Economy we propose. The essence revolves around a much more simplified, small-scale humanitarian approach. Today I met with Professor Mike Griffin from Holy Cross College in … Continue reading
An Associated Press article today said that permanent Arctic sea ice is disappearing at an alarming rate. Multi-year sea ice used to cover 90% of the Arctic basin, but because of global warming it now covers only 19%. … Continue reading
Liz and I are currently part of the staff at the St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker Houses in South Bend, Indiana. These houses, based on the ethos of Christian “hospitality,” take in people off the streets and allow them … Continue reading
The other day I listened to part of a talk to some Montessori students who were on a field trip to the Peter Claver Catholic Worker Houses in South Bend, Indiana. The Catholic Worker Houses here are a cluster … Continue reading
This last week I met with Mike Cobbler, who is a representative for St. Joseph County’s Bridges Out of Poverty Initiative. This program examines the sources and impact of generational poverty on families and communities, reveals the hidden rules … Continue reading
Catching up from the last week… While in South Bend, Indiana, I was invited to a Ph.D. level Law Class at Notre Dame University. The class discussion this day revolved around the legal reasons the Bush Administration used for … Continue reading