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
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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
America deliberately crashed two unmanned NASA spacecraft into the moon to see if they will “kick up some ice,” according to an Associated Press report. We, I’m sure, have spent millions, if not billions, of dollars on this. … Continue reading
photo by Joe I’ve just picked my local “Sports Person of the Year” for one of the area newspapers I write for. The boy is a senior at Ada High School, has a mild form of autism, and gets in … Continue reading
I’ve been reading some of the book Why We Disagree About Climate Change by Mike Hulme. Cambridge Press. The author notes that the “Group of ’77” (political coalition comprising developing countries) includes a number of island nations where, because of … Continue reading
Catching up on the last few days… Spent the end of last week going around Bluffton making sure our campaign fliers were still posted on various bulletin boards, in store windows, and the like. I’ve found you can’t just post … Continue reading
I’ve been hobbling around town the last few days with a torn calf muscle. (Whenever I put on my basketball shoes, I think I’m 18-years-old again.) I’ve used the time to do some more research for the National Debates (call … Continue reading
We headed further south through Virginia on I-81, stopping at the Radford Rest Area. I love rest areas. I must have passed out campaign cards to people from at least 10 different states. At one point in … Continue reading
We traveled to Lander, Wyoming, as our next stop in our Roaming Wyoming Campaign Tour. There was a “Community Meal” in a downtown grocery store parking lot to celebrate the town pulling together to make it through a recent … 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