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Eyes Wide Open (EWO) #4: Not In Our Name
Saturday, October 20th, 2007Courageously following the Prince of Peace isn’t a bed of roses (maybe stems and thorns). This week, Father Louis Vitale, Franciscan priest and member of Pace e Bene and Father Steve Kelly, Jesuit priest, were sent to jail for attempting to deliver a letter to the commander of Fort Huachuca in Arizona where the […]
See No Evil
Monday, September 10th, 2007We cannot close our eyes and stick our fingers in our ears to shut out the suffering of others. I say this as a reminder to myself as much as to anybody else. I, too, would rather practice yoga, meditate, think God thoughts all the time. But God wants us to love one […]
Save H. Sapien
Thursday, September 6th, 2007Déjà Vu Vu Vu. Isn’t the Pentagon’s three day blitz plan for attacking Iran reminiscent of a recent plan for another country in the region?
In fact, it was just like magic, we zipped right in and right out of there, high tech weapons flawlessly pinpointing military targets, sparing innocent civilians. Shock and awe. […]
How Hatred Spreads
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007I received an e-mail this morning with disturbing photos of Muslims holding signs warning Europeans that the “real Holocaust” is on its way, that they will “pay” and advocating death for those who attack Islam. The pictures were ostensibly taken at a “recent Religion of Peace Demonstration parade in London.” Bright red lettering advises […]
Who Would Jesus Deport?
Sunday, July 29th, 2007The other day, my husband and I were driving toward downtown when I spotted a handmade cardboard sign duct-taped to a pole: “Jail and deport all illegal immigrants now. It’s the law!” It was a very angry sign; what other mindset would you be in to go to the trouble to hand letter signs like that and […]