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 →
For the last week, I’ve been somewhat cloistered working on a significant update to our position paper on the economy. One of the resources I draw from is an article that appeared in Yes! Magazine. Author David Kroten writes … 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 →
An AP story today said that the “foreclosure crisis” is worsening. The latest evidence was a report Thursday that a rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure nationwide, according to … 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 →
Front page stories in newspapers across the country scream that, at last: Water Has Been Found On The Moon! I mean, there’s water in India. And there’s water in Uganda. And there’s water in El Salvador… … Continue reading →
I went to a talk about nuclear weapons at Notre Dame University’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies yesterday. Retired General William Burns, who advocates for an incrementally scaled back U.S. nuclear arsenal, offered some relatively startling numbers. … 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 →