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We prescribe for one another remedies that will bring us peace of mind, and we are still devoured by anxiety. We evolve plans for disarmament and for the peace of nations, and our plans only change the manner and method of aggression. The rich have everything they want except happiness, and the poor are sacrificed … Read more

Today my friend Terry called. He’s an inquirer to our Secular Franciscan life. I’ve known him for nearly 20 years and he is very thoughtful. He offered to drive. The proverb, “Pride goeth before the fall,” was operative this morning. I declined his offer and we were on our way over hill and dale towards … Read more

Yesterday as I sat watching the peace march on the mall at Washington, D.C. I particularly enjoyed the comments of Dennis Kucinich. I supported Dennis for President in 2004 . He’s a long shot, but he’s a breath of fresh air. He’s not the same old tired rhetoric of the traditional liberals and the worn … Read more

Jeff tagged me with a meme a week ago to write five things about me that no one who reads this blog would know about. That’s a tough assignment because I’ve written about most aspects of my life. 1. I started college in 1971 but due to military service, illness and procrastination I didn’t finish … Read more

“If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”–2 Chronicles 7:14. I’ve been thinking of this line a lot lately. I just heard Jesse … Read more

I’m watching the peaceful protest on the mall in Washington, D.C. on C-SPAN. Thank you C-SPAN, we can’t get the corporate controlled media to cover this event. I’ve listened to many wonderful speakers among them Dennis Kucinich and it makes my heart swell with pride and tears flow freely down my cheeks as I witness … Read more

Karen Horst Cobb has sent another powerful email this morning from Every Church a Peace Church. Soon after 9/11 as we began to embark on endless war in this country I read a powerful piece in which the writer asked whether we had a cross on top of the flag or a flag on top … Read more

“Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.–Mohandas Gandhi. I’ve given this a lot of thought lately. How can I a single person make a difference. How can I do my part to end the war? I’ve thought of fasting or fasting and praying. How can a single person make … Read more

“May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace. May God bless you with tears to shed for … Read more

Much of what I wrote yesterday has been in my heart for many days and months. It’s very sickening that our wonderful country is being sold down the river by some very sick individuals who have sold out our values and have lead us down a path that is littered with heartache and suffering. There … Read more