We headed north out of Houston, stopping at Camp Kappe in Plantersville, Texas. This is a youth camp that teaches environmental awareness and empathy for the plight of those in the Third World. At the camp is a … Continue reading
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Three young couples from Texas, Iowa and Ohio, respectively, have come to LaGrange, Georgia, as part of a MissionYear Project. They are volunteering for the Alterna Community here, which is a cluster of homes set up for immigrant … Continue reading
I went to a Catholic Worker social event Saturday night. Sitting next to me was a man I hadn’t seen before. I asked him where he was from. He said he’d just gotten out of prison, for … Continue reading
I talked with Steve Flood who teaches a Logic Class at Notre Dame University. He asked me about our platform in regard to reversing the decaying inner city urban cores of America. I said the crux of the … Continue reading
I mentioned in the last blog entry that I talked to a couple classes at Holy Cross College in South Bend, Indiana. The classes revolved around a Christian response to our global society. One of the classes is … Continue reading
I recently interviewed Todd Kennedy who does a Tumbling Class for neighborhood kids in a hardscrabble area here. Mr. Kennedy grew up in an even rougher area on Cleveland’s eastside in the Hough area. He and some friends … Continue reading
For the last week I’ve been doing some final editing on a book I’ve written about our time in Cleveland. It’s titled: America’s Best Urban Neighborhood. The following is an excerpt: “At the time of … Continue reading
Each of the major candidates have position papers on crime. We have a position paper on crime as well. And the following is a take on our paradigm around crime: National Public Radio did a piece the other … Continue reading
I gave a talk to a high school “Justice Group” in Cleveland this week. It is part of the Catholic Schools for Peace and Justice (www.cspj.net) network here. I learned the group has sponsored such events as “Dance … Continue reading
We live in the inner city of Cleveland (intentionally) and volunteer at a Catholic Worker outreach to the poor here. Today we learned one of the homeless men who goes to the outreach froze to death over the weekend. … Continue reading