Posted in Justice, Spirituality, Sustainability on 22 June 2008 | 1 Comment »
We just finished our Chapter of Affairs - more on that later. Suffice it to say that the Holy Spirit was very much in evidence as we struggled to articulate how we desire to incarnate the mission of Jesus over the next five years.
One of my sisters asked me to play a little video clip [...]
Posted in Justice, Outdoor and nature, tagged biking on 29 May 2008 | No Comments »
Today, one of our students put me onto this website, My Cycling Log. I had been keeping track of my miles in a spreadsheet since I got back on the bike in April, but this site offers some additional features:
It computes the reduction in CO2 emissions that result from me riding instead of driving.
It computes [...]
Posted in Catholic, Justice, Spirituality on 18 May 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night, I watched the documentary, “For the Bible Tells Me So.” Very powerful and well done. Here’s the synopsis from the web site, http://www.forthebibletellsmeso.org.
Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate?
Through [...]
Posted in Justice, Nun on 9 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
Amazing…in a country where voter turnout is embarrassingly low, we have states putting up new barriers that are preventing citizens - 90-year old nuns included - from exercising their constitutional right to vote!
See this article…I used to play clarinet for the liturgies at the motherhouse of these nuns.
I suppose if there were some evidence of [...]
Posted in Catholic, Justice, Spirituality on 7 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
I had an e-mail recently from New Ways Ministry, talking about a recent press conference prior to the recent visit of Pope Benedict XVI. The three panelists answered the question, “What would you say to the Pope if you had an opportunity to have a conversation with him?” One of the panelists was Gregory Maguire, [...]
Posted in Justice, Nonviolence, Spirituality on 5 May 2008 | No Comments »
From Wikipedia,
Nonviolence is a philosophy and strategy for social change that rejects the use of physical violence. As such, nonviolence is an alternative to passive acceptance of oppression and armed struggle against it.
It seems to me that a better definition would include rejection of all forms of violence, not just physical. Makes it more challenging, [...]
Posted in Justice, Nonviolence, Spirituality on 3 May 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been pondering my desire and efforts to live more nonviolently for some time, so I thought I’d offer a series of reflections on it, and invite you all to join in the discussion. First, I’m very encouraged that nonviolence is a core value in our Baden CSJ directional statement, that has guided us for [...]
Posted in Justice, Spirituality on 27 April 2008 | No Comments »
This is an opportunity for young adults that I should have posted quite a while ago.
Peace Camp is a program developed by my nuns, the Baden, PA Sisters of St. Joseph. It provides an opportunity for young adults to work as counselors in this day camp for kids from grades K-6. A number of our [...]
Posted in Anti-racism, Justice on 16 April 2008 | 1 Comment »
Several weeks ago, you are probably aware that Sen. Barack Obama gave a speech following the uproar about comments made by Rev. Jeremiah Wright. I didn’t catch it the day he gave it, but had a look later, and found myself thinking what an important speech it was. The issue of race and racism in [...]
Posted in Anti-racism, Justice, Spirituality on 7 April 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I had to give the invocation at our annual “Slide Rule Dinner Dance”, and chose to begin with a couple of excerpts from Dr. King’s speeches. Many of them still have great relevance today, and the one that struck [...]
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