buzz feed photo Some restaurants in America are in danger of closing because of the coronavirus. It might be good for a number of them to close, actually. You see, we in First World America are regularly dropping $25, $35, … Continue reading
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I talked with Neil Kehler who is involved with a “Casket Ministry” at First Mennonite Church in Bluffton, Ohio. He and other church “carpenter hobbyists” make nice, cherry wood caskets for deceased church members. The cost: $300. Neil told me … Continue reading
Our Florida Panhandle Tour continues… While in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, I watched President Obama’s speech on current Middle East policy today. My beliefs square with his in standing in opposition to regimes that rule by “coercion, not … Continue reading
Haiti… Before the earthquake, Haiti was the second poorest country in the world. To quell persistent, acute hunger pains, a significant number of people there were eating patties made of mud, oil and flour. While this was … Continue reading
Front page stories in newspapers across the country scream that, at last: Water Has Been Found On The Moon! I mean, there’s water in India. And there’s water in Uganda. And there’s water in El Salvador… … Continue reading
I went to a talk about nuclear weapons at Notre Dame University’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies yesterday. Retired General William Burns, who advocates for an incrementally scaled back U.S. nuclear arsenal, offered some relatively startling numbers. … Continue reading
Just finished an article about “Hip Hop” music. It ran in National Geographic. Writer James McBride categorizes some of Hip Hop as “social commentary.” And he went to Dakar, Senegal, to search for the African roots of … Continue reading
I mentioned at the beginning of this week that I talked with Augi Pacetti who is a youth minister at St. Ignatius High School here in Cleveland. Several of his students and another teacher have been doing The Great … Continue reading
I hate to be a party pooper, but… I was talking to a political science professor over the weekend who said that $24 million had been raised just the Inaugural Ball activity, etc. What’s more, some five million … Continue reading
I gave a talk to a high school “Justice Group” in Cleveland this week. It is part of the Catholic Schools for Peace and Justice (www.cspj.net) network here. I learned the group has sponsored such events as “Dance … Continue reading