Today’s news of a terrorist plot to down up to ten airliners traveling to the United States is very troubling. How can we stop such events from occurring? Conventional wisdom and especially conventional political wisdom seems to favor the fostering of xenophobic reactions. With the war in Iraq going badly, the carnage of Israel and … Read more
“Eyes see only light, ears hear only sound, but a listening heart perceives meaning.” –David Steindl-Rast
Today’s news seemed to be filled with justification for the continuing war on terror. Pundits like Bill O’Reilly were even calling for a limited draft. There’s humor in that Bill himself dodged the draft during Vietnam, but I’m digressing from the more important point of the false promise of war. Fighting for peace is readily … Read more
I’m a regular reader of the Dilbert Blog. It’s more fun than reading the news and it’s probably nearly as accurate. There is no pretense that Scott Adams is anything more or less than a cartoon editor and publisher unlike the producers of CNN, Fox and the major network outlets. It’s author has an entertaining … Read more
I came across a really thoughtful piece written by an author I’d never read before and I think it is worth sharing. Certainly from the beginning, strangers could be dangerous. They could be part of a raiding party, or loners thrown out of their own tribes for breaking some critical taboo. We probably have in … Read more
Thank you to Paula at More Light for this posting. Nagasaki and Hiroshima continue to be blights on the American consciousness. We as a nation are still in denial of the consequences of our own anger. My own mother, a cradle Catholic, continues to believe that Nagasaki and Hiroshima were justified. What is written here … Read more
Remember back in 2003 when the Dixie Chicks dissed the president? I do. I hadn’t paid any attention to those ladies up until then. I had to admire these young ladies who stood up for what they believed in. It cost them to take a stand, but you gotta admire folks who put their money … Read more
When I was at Auriesville on Saturday I stood in front of a large memorial to the pro-life movement. It had the seal of a diocese I think and many endorsements from local Knights of Columbus chapters. As I looked across that beautiful Mohawk River valley I thought, “What is life?” What is pro-life? Is … Read more
I’ve been visting Auriesville Shrine since I was a young boy. My Mom brought me here first. Four of my cousins were Jesuit priests. They were missionaries in South America. I never met them. Their father was the obstetrician who helped to bring me into the world. My Mom came from a decidedly more Jesuit … Read more
I’m attracted to mystics no matter what their tradition. Handsome Lake was an Iroquois prophet who lived in late 18th and early 19th century. In 1799, Handsome Lake had the first in a series of visions while lying in his bed deathly ill. A messenger from the Creator appeared to him, giving him instructions for … Read more
