President Obama was in Arizona yesterday announcing his new plan to curb home foreclosures. He said there are currently some 6 million homes in foreclosure or at risk of foreclosure. (Many of these are your average size, or … Continue reading
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We’re back in Cleveland for part of the winter and Liz and I coached in an indoor soccer league at the neighborhood Rec. Center. The kids, as usual, were spirited, competetive and several of them we’re awful good … Continue reading
We live in the inner city of Cleveland (intentionally) and volunteer at a Catholic Worker outreach to the poor here. Today we learned one of the homeless men who goes to the outreach froze to death over the weekend. … Continue reading
Buckeye Back Roads Tour: We’ve been buzzing (‘Buckeye buzzing,’ if you will — sorry)around the state this last month. The following are some more vignettes from the road: In Plain City, Ohio, I put up a black … Continue reading
Our family attended a Christmas party with a twist the other night. It was with a group of young, “20-something” Christians who had started a home church here in Cleveland. One of the activities at the party was … Continue reading
We attended Mass in Coshocton, Ohio, this morning. The gospel reading was about a farmer who has a good harvest. Instead of giving some of it away to people less fortunate, he builds another barn to store all … Continue reading
We traveled to Peebles, Ohio, where I talked with Fr. Paul Donohue who is a Comboni Missionary for the Catholic Church. He was stationed in Kitgum, Uganda for a time. When I asked him about the poverty he … Continue reading
average JoeOhio Tour cont.: I traveled into Findaly, Ohio, where our campaign was recently featured in the Findlay Courier newspaper. Our campaign vehicle’s horn had gone on the blink recently, and Carl Stein of Traucht Electric here fixed … Continue reading
average JoeOhio Tour cont: I went to Columbus Grove, Ohio, to stump. Got in a great conversation with a group of locals at “The Gas Station.” (Simple and to the point.) One of the issues that … Continue reading
I heard one of the best talks in all our travels. It was given by Rev. Daniel Orr at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fremont, Ohio. He was talking about God’s word being like “fire.” That is, … Continue reading