Several days ago we had stopped in Rome, Georgia where we met with Tom Farmer. Farmer has studied the writings of G.K. Chesterton at length and informed us about the American Chesterton Society. One of the things Chesterton championed was … Continue reading
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We have come to the Koinonia Community on the outskirts of Americus, Georgia. Established in 1942, this is a group of Christians living together in community around a pecan farm. Former President Jimmy Carter, who lives 10 miles away in … Continue reading
Traveled to Americus, Georgia where we toured Habitat for Humanity’s “Global Village” and interviewed site manager Linda Mills. Habitat volunteers from all over the country have come and built a mock, Third World slum here. Cracker box, one-room dwellings are … Continue reading
Coming out of Rome, Georgia, we stopped in nearby Lindale where I sat in on a Church of God “Road to Recovery” group to do some research. The facilitator, Tod Stansell, said this group was for people who had an … Continue reading
I interviewed Rome, Georgia’s Joe Gesing today. He is involved with the “One Church – One Inmate Program” at St. Mary’s Church here. The church “team” for this program sends letters to the inmate, visits the inmate in prison, helps … Continue reading
New Years day I talked with Kingsport, Tennessee’s John Andrivilli about an idea we propose about taxes. That is, we believe each citizen should be able to designate where at least 25% of their tax money should go (to environmental … Continue reading
Recap: Interviewed Dan Schwankl who is a Catholic Worker at the Silk Hope Community in Siler City, North Carolina. In an act of civil disobedience (with a good number of other protesters) several years ago, Schwankl ‘crossed the line’ at … Continue reading
We are in Siler City, North Carolina for Christmas… At Mass this morning, the priest said Jesus was born in a stable with a dirt floor, not a hard wood one — or even some nice linoleum. And that should … Continue reading
We headed into North Carolina, stopping in Lexington. There’s a candy store on the main street here that was doing a bustling last minute Christmas business. We strategically parked our RV (with all the signage) outside the store and passed … Continue reading
We stopped in Wytheville, Virginia, where I was interviewed by the town newspaper. I told the reporter that it was my belief the focus of the season has become tremendously skewed — and a reflection of where society is at … Continue reading