Strength of the wolf…

(or, a bunch of geeky profs who think they can sing, shout and clap)
I’ve been waiting to blog about this for a few weeks, and the sound clip that accompanies this post is finally available. One of the presenters at a entrepreneurship education conference I recently attended composes and records music. John Tanner of Tanner-Monagle, [...]

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The Pope is up with the times…

ZENIT – Benedict XVI’s Message for Media Day
Check out the above link to Pope Benedict XVI’s message for World Communications Day (January 24.)  The title of the message is: “New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship.” It’s good to see that he is knowledgeable about the ways people are using [...]

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Change on the way

Were not the hearts of millions of Americans swelling with pride and hope as Barack Obama took the oath of office as the first African American head of state? Did we not hear the news reports that among the over 2 million people gathered in the Mall last Tuesday, not one arrest was necessary? I [...]

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Something to look forward to…

As we in the northern U.S. shiver and hunker down in the face of sub-zero temperatures and more snow, I thought it would be nice to finally share with you some photos I took while on our motherhouse grounds for retreat last July. Sister J. is a wonderful gardener, and spends lots of time making [...]

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God’s country

As I said in my last post, I wanted to share with you a few photos from my little side trip from Phoenix to Sedona. I would like to have had more time there than I had, but at least I got in a short hike near Cathedral Rock, and met up with a couple [...]

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Tech woes

So, if you’ve been following my Twitterings or Facebook page, you know that I had a bit of a rough time trying to do one of my classes online while I’m here in Phoenix for a meeting. I always seem to have misadventures that cause me to run around like crazy and get rather frustrated…
Anyway [...]

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On Obama’s Pick for Inaugural Invocation

As you may be aware, President-Elect Obama’s choice for giving the invocation at his inauguration, Pastor Rick Warren, whose megachurch spent mega-dollars towards passing Prop 8 in California, has created quite a lot of controversy. Many in the lgbt community feel utterly betrayed that the man who they worked so hard to elect would invite [...]

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