I recently gave a ‘State of the Union’ address at the University of Notre Dame. It was given the same night as President Obama’s State of the Union address, and it is my contention the talk I gave was … Continue reading →
I recently gave a talk at the University of Notre Dame. It was sponsored, in part, by ND’s Center for Social Concerns. The Center is recognized nationally for it’s community-based learning courses. What’s more, students do “immersion … Continue reading →
The New York Times reported yesterday that Gao Zhishenq, one of China’s most high profile human rights lawyers is “missing” after being taken into custody by the Chinese Communist government. Previously, he was taken into custody for 54 days … Continue reading →
I talked to Professor Mike Hebbeler’s senior-level course on discernment and vocation Friday at the University of Notre Dame. I said that we, so often, have a neat, rational set of plans for our future based, well, on our … Continue reading →
The night President Obama gave his State of the Union address, I gave my own ‘State of the Union Address’ at Andrews Auditorium at the University of Notre Dame. I said, political correctness aside, that this was the real … Continue reading →
Haiti… Before the earthquake, Haiti was the second poorest country in the world. To quell persistent, acute hunger pains, a significant number of people there were eating patties made of mud, oil and flour. While this was … Continue reading →
I just read that if every person on earth was positioned side-by-side, they could all fit: on the island of Jamaica. Over populated? We have traveled the “back roads of America” for many years now looking for … Continue reading →
I’m just in the process of preparing a talk I’ll be giving at Notre Dame University toward the end of the month. I hold to a Consistent Life Ethic that sets me against poverty, pollution, abortion, euthanasia… and anything … Continue reading →
Under the Obama administration, NASA continues on. The latest is an Aires I series of spacecraft to take man back to the moon. All the brightest and creative engineering minds out of Harvard, Yale, MIT, have combined on … 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 →