Again. Another shooting. Another reason to say “how awful”, another opportunity for your heart to break. This one hits close to home, so I’m sitting here weeping, but most of what I think about is some political coverage I watched last night. The dominant political voices right now are telling people to be afraid, toContinue reading >>
The marvel of America
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Yes, yes, I know there are problems with this. The men who wrote this were referring to men. The menContinue reading >>
How the Church changes
Change is in the air these days. Flags are coming down and new laws are being solidified and marriage rights are being extended and American society is simply shaking with change. But what of our Catholic Church? We don’t change, right? And so all of us are in a tizzy, from those of us whoContinue reading >>
On guns, hatred, race and fear in the aftermath of Charleston
I was abroad when Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson last summer. I was way off the grid in Botswana. When we finally got back to Lusaka and turned on CNN International protests were in full force and we couldn’t believe our eyes. Perhaps it was missing the initial aftermath, perhaps it was being abroad,Continue reading >>