Our family does “prayer time” every morning, with our kids sometimes having the opportunity to prepare short “teachings” on their own. Yesterday our Sarah, 12, passed out sheets of paper to each of us that said: “A talent … Continue reading →
During our pit stop in Cleveland inbetween campaign tours, my wife Liz and I have been coaching a soccer team at the local Rec. Center. (Liz is from New Zealand where soccer is big. I’m from Cleveland where … Continue reading →
I’ve been doing some interior house painting at a place on 38th St. here on and off the past couple weeks. The people who own the place are extremely peace and social justice oriented. While many homeowners have … Continue reading →
The front page of the NY Times carried a piece on the worsening situation in the Congo. A Civil War in the Congo, which ended in 2003 (and was the bloodiest in modern African war), is heating up again. … Continue reading →
I did a blog talk radio show this week. I was asked about illegal immigration. I said during a “Border Tour” we went to Juarez, Mexico, where some 200,000 people live in total abject poverty. The streets … Continue reading →
I’ve just been approached by Ryan Yocum of the Ohio News Network. He’s an “average Joe” in Columbus who does a show about “average Joes” and sports. He’s coming to Cleveland to film me playing pick-up basketball with … Continue reading →
Our family saw the showing of a documentary on Catholic Worker co-founder Dorothy Day the other night at St. Augustine’s Church in Cleveland. Before it started, someone passed out copies of the magazine: Alternatives for Simple Living. … Continue reading →
Notes from my wife (and ‘almost First Lady’) Liz: “As we often do when we are home in Cleveland, I and the children volunteered at the Storefront Drop-In Center on Saturday morning. The Storefornt is a Catholic Worker … Continue reading →
During at talk to a Political Science Class at Baldwin Wallace College earlier in the week, I said our lifestyles are such that the U.S. emits 25% of the world’s carbon dioxide (the most of any country). And according … Continue reading →
My wife Liz and I attended a Bible Study at the Catholic Worker house in Cleveland. We’ve been studying the book: Sabbath Economics: Household Practices. Liz and I were asked to summarize the chapter on Solidarity. In part … Continue reading →