3/23/07
Our family went to a “Thirsting in the Desert” Lenten prayer service at the Catholic Worker House in Cleveland. One of the readings was about Jesus fasting in the desert and then being exposed to a series of temptations … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: March 2007
3/21/07
In the last post, I talked about being at a “Prayer Service to Abolish the Death Penalty.” During the service, facilitator Tim Musser read the following: Capital punishment is not what Jesus taught. It is what he … Continue reading →
3/19/07
Early this week, new Ohio Governor Ted Strickland denied clemency to convicted killer Kenneth Biros. In the middle of the week, I attended a “Prayer Service to Abolish the Death Penalty.” It was facilitated by Pax Christi member … Continue reading →
3/17/07
On our recent campaign tour, we stopped in Ashburn, Georgia. Driving into Ashburn, you are greeted with a banner that explains this small town is the home of the “Fire Ant Festival.” A resident told us: “If … Continue reading →
3/16/07
We met with Mose Keim in Dunkinsville, Ohio. He’s Amish. He also designs and manufactures high quality, cedar bird feeders. Mr. Keim gave us a tour of his small, low-tech plant. He employs 12 people here … Continue reading →
3/15/07
We went to a talk by Winnona LaDuke at Berea College in Kentucky today. Ms. LaDuke is an Ojibwe Tribe member from the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota. She is also the founder of the White Earth Land … Continue reading →
3/14/07
As a follow up to the last entry… We stopped in Lenoir City, Tennessee, where we toured “I’va’s Place.” This is a complex for “women in crisis.” And that could be women who are homeless, or victims of … Continue reading →
3/13/07
I have jumped ahead a couple entries here. (Will catch up on the rest of the last week soon)… At St. Mary’s Church in Athens, Tennessee, this morning we saw the remnants of a “Cardboard City” that was … Continue reading →
3/8/07
For all of you following this site, the time is now. We are asking supporters to put up homemade campaign signs in their front yard that simply say: vote “average Joe” Thank you. … Continue reading →
3/7/07
I gave a talk at the “House of Prayer” in St. Augustine, Florida, last week. The audience, for the most part, seemed relatively well off socio-economically. I said billions of people in the Third World were either homeless, … Continue reading →