We’ve been in Ft. Collins, Colorado, the past week stumping and doing some campaign vehicle work… While in Wal Mart picking something up, I noticed the woman in line in front of me was buying six boxes of Cracker … Continue reading
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I gave a talk at the most long-standing pro-life Mass in Colorado, maybe even in the country. Fr. Bill has been conducting Mass every Saturday (rain, snow, sub-zero temperatures…) since 1994, at a street corner in front of Planned … Continue reading
We headed north out of Houston, stopping at Camp Kappe in Plantersville, Texas. This is a youth camp that teaches environmental awareness and empathy for the plight of those in the Third World. At the camp is a … Continue reading
While the immigration debate continues to heat up, we went to the Casa Juan Diego House of Hospitality in the heart of Houston to look at this issue ‘up close and personal,’ so to speak. The Casa Juan Diego … Continue reading
Our Deep in the Heart of Texas Tour continues… In Beaumont, Texas, we stood in solidarity with a group protesting abortion in front of a woman’s clinic. The sign out front read: “Changing the world, one … Continue reading
Our Louisiana Gumbo Tour continues… While we’ve been down here, the Deep Water Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf 50 miles south of New Orleans. As of today, the oil spill was at 42,000 gallons a day … Continue reading
Our Louisiana Gumbo Tour continues in New Orleans… We stopped at St. Thomas Catholic Worker House in the heart of the city here on Constance St. They take in homeless people, have set up a community garden, lobby … 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
We met with a group of Hispanic immigrant families who are all part of the Alterna Project in LaGrange Tuesday night. They live in a cluster of homes on Jefferson Street here as part of a “housing co-op.” … Continue reading
I recently talked with Ken Peters in South Bend, Indiana. He was stationed at Alamagordo Air Force Base in New Mexico next to White Sands — during the time the first atom bomb was tested. Since then, the … Continue reading