For the last week, I’ve been painting the interior of an office complex up the street that is being readied for a Cleveland, non-profit refugee service. The building was constructed in the late 1800s and just exudes character. The … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2006
Just prior to Christmas, my family and I participated in the annual, Catholic Worker: ‘Social Justice Bowl Game.’ My team, among others, included my wife Liz, who is from New Zealand and only knows rugby. And Marie, … Continue reading
What if we in America limited all our family and relative gift giving to one, relatively inexpensive gift per person? Then what if we took the approximate savings (in the billions of dollars) and sent it to, say, Nigeria, … Continue reading
For the last week I’ve been working on a position paper about: terrorism. And I start the paper with an overarching lens through which I believe we should view our contribution to the world of terrorism. The late … Continue reading
I mentioned in an earlier post that my daughter Sarah is reading the book: 25 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save Energy. She recently read me: “If you replace just one regular bulb with a compact fluorescent … Continue reading
I attended a talk at the Cleveland Catholic Worker House last night on Human Trafficking (Slavery in the 21st Century). The presenter, Sherry Watts, said a staggering 2 to 3 million people are “trafficked” every year in the world. … Continue reading
I gave a talk to the Sacred Heart Church Social Justice Committee in Oberlin, Ohio, this last week. Sacred Heart is one of 10 churches in Lorain County to sign onto the Intefaith Hospitality Network to help the homeless. … Continue reading
I gave a talk on Finding Common Ground in Politics at the Oberlin, Ohio, “Peace Potluck” tonight. During the Q & A period, people from the audience talked about their protests at the School of the Americas, their work … Continue reading
My daughter Sarah, 11, is reading: 25 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save Energy (Earth Works Press). She read to me today that if every homeowner in the U.S. cut back their thermostat 6 degrees, we would save … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Day: Last night our family went to a drop-in center for the homeless in Cleveland. While there, I met with Carl Cook who is the director of Project Save. It is an agency made up of … Continue reading