Our Florida Panhandle Tour continues… Last week in the Panhandle, I talked with two men heading back to Ocala, Florida, after spending more than a week helping tornado victims in Alabama. They are part of the Florida … Continue reading →
I met with Tevyn East who travels the country putting on a one woman The Affording Hope Project stage performance. The crux of the presentation (combining song, story telling, prayer…) is to explore the links between faith, ecology and … Continue reading →
Our Rocky Mountain High Tour continues… Last weekend we met with Mary Jo and Dave Tesitor in Huerfano County, Colorado. They have three adopted children. The Tesitors, driven by their Catholic faith, adopted children with special … Continue reading →
In Lubbock, Texas, my wife Liz interviewed Alice Mata for a book she is working on about women around the country. Alice is the mother of five young children and came from a family of 20 children. She … Continue reading →
We’ve started on our “Sweet Home Alabama Tour.” (We continue to try to be as original as possible with the campaign.) Yesterday we stopped in Montgomery at a park. While the kids watched a youth baseball game, … Continue reading →
In remembrance of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday 1965, which was honored today in Selma, Alabama, my son Jonathan and I went to the King Center in Atlanta. A tribute to the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the … Continue reading →
I met with Hispanic social activist Anton Flores for a second time Wednesday in LaGrange, Georgia. He said a key to the immigration issue is looking at the systemic issues behind the poverty and violence that drives many people … Continue reading →
The New York Times reported yesterday that Gao Zhishenq, one of China’s most high profile human rights lawyers is “missing” after being taken into custody by the Chinese Communist government. Previously, he was taken into custody for 54 days … Continue reading →
The campaign continues… We stopped in Auburn, Indiana, where I talked with Mary Voiral. She put up a full size crucifix in her front yard on a busy street here. She said at a time when they are … Continue reading →
According to National Geographic, Haiti is “dirt poor.” That is, hunger is so bad for many there now that they have taken to eating cakes made of clay, salt and shortening. Even though people realize these are terrible … Continue reading →