8/30/08

Buckeye Backroad Tour cont.:   We talked with a woman today in Bluffton, Ohio, who said she was quite disturbed with the Olympic: clothing.   She said, for instance, that the women marathon runners, the women sprinters, etc. were dressed, … Continue reading

4/12/08

Dan Kremer, an organic farmer in Yorkshire, Ohio, just sent me something from the National Catholic Rural Life Conference.   It was titled: Eating Is A Moral Act.   One of the issues raised was: “Supporting fair wages and healthy … Continue reading

11/28/07

My wife Liz and I attended a Bible Study at the Catholic Worker house in Cleveland.   We’ve been studying the book: Sabbath Economics: Household Practices. Liz and I were asked to summarize the chapter on Solidarity.   In part … Continue reading

7/25/07

“average JoeOhio Tour” cont:   In Massilon, Ohio, I talked at St. Mary’s Church.   I said I believed in a “Consistent Life Ethic,” which means I’m against abortion, poverty, pollution and anything else that can end life prematurely.   … Continue reading

6/11/07

Average JoeOhio Tour cont.:   While in Bluffton, we stayed on Dan and Cindy Basinger’s farm.   Dan told me he’d recently read a story about a rock singer who converted to Christianity.   He was sitting in a pew … Continue reading