average JoeOhio Tour cont.: The family and I stumped in downtown Athens, Ohio, yesterday, passing out flyers in front of Brenen’s Coffee Shop. A photographer from the Athens Messenger made it a point of noting how many people … Continue reading →
I gave a talk the night before last at Presentation’s Ministries in Peebles, Ohio. (Presentation is a Catholic Retreat House and the ministry also distributes the booklet One Bread One Body.) I said that I’d just heard that … Continue reading →
average JoeOhio cont.: Went to an excellent talk by Paul Egan at Presentations Ministries in Peebles, Ohio today. In analyzing Corinthians in the Bible, Mr. Egan drew some modern day parallels. He said, for instance, that dressing … Continue reading →
average JoeOhio Tour cont.: I met Debbie Schachner in West Union, Ohio, yesterday. She was on a walk — from coast to coast. During the walk, she is raising funds for a library in Timau, Kenya, where … Continue reading →
I attended a Memorial Service in Cleveland last weekend for Bruce Edward Horner, an Army medic who was killed in Iraq this month. His brother, Doug, is a good friend of mine — and a peace activist. Doug … Continue reading →
average JoeOhio Tour cont: We traveled to Westerville, Ohio, where we were introduced to the congregation at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. During his talk, Deacon Tom Barford said we can get so caught up in our … Continue reading →
average JoeOHio Tour cont.: We stumped in W.Salem, Ohio yesterday. During a Sunday Service at St. Stephen’s Church, a deacon said Mother Theresa was once asked to give the Commencement Address at Harvard. He said she … Continue reading →
I went to a Bible Study at the Catholic Worker House in Cleveland. It was noted that Jesus was forever talking about bringing more social justice to the world. Someone noted that, often merely because of circumstances, someone … Continue reading →
We’re back in Cleveland for a few days and we have just posted a photo-essay/video about the campaign on this site. Stephen Piscura, a photo-journalism student at Kent State University, followed us around the better part of two days … Continue reading →
We went to an Assemblies of God Wednesday night service in Bellevue, Ohio, last night. Pastor John Ginty and his wife Jodi told me they used to be involved with the “Open Air Ministry” in LA’s Watts area. … Continue reading →