In The Lap of A Stranger
I read about the people who died during the Houston Rita evacuation that I had been caught in last week. It’s very sad. Then later as I was driving to the doctor’s office, I heard this poem on the radio and it linked me to …
Recipes and Essays
The Church “happens”
Glory Dharmaraj has written a reflection about the recent natural catastrophes. “God’s Presence Amidst Natural Calamity” presents a natural sense of global community, grounded in a living, palpable faith. As Dr. Dharmaraj says, “The church ‘happens’ there right before our eyes.” AM
Internet protest to support our troops
The arrest just a few hours ago of Cindy Sheehan and others in front of the white house is an opportunity for us to use the Internet forcefully to gather support to end our Iraq occupation. I’ve just written our 2 Texas Senators telling them …
Bush: You Can Ride, But You Can’t Hide
This slogan was on a sign in Crawford, Texas when I was there supporting and joining Cindy Sheehan’s protest of our Iraq invasion. Bush vacationed in, then fled his Crawford ranch to avoid her. He did it again yesterday, flying to Austin to view the …
It passed us by and we became neighbors
Just walked in my garden, sun shining, light breeze in the air. Although the city has experienced power loss in thousands of homes as a result of downed power lines, my house has electrical power, no damage to trees at all. Rita spared Houston, just …
Hope with Caution
Good news is my focus right now in the shelter. First, I’ve got access to WiFi and was able to bring my laptop on my backpack. It’s good to have another communication option, along with my battery-operated radio. It looks like we will have lesser …
A catastrophic medical emergency
I was unable to evacuate. After ten hours on Interstate 10 headed for San Antonio and safety (My hometown, so I have lots of family there), the highway became immobile. It became a completely stalled parking lot. Traffic was moving at the rate of one …
Goodbye Houston for a while
Just 2 days ago I was helping evacuees at the Reliant Arena. Now I myself am loading my car and preparing to evacuate in the morning, given the path of Rita towards us and Matagorda Bay. So, amigas, amigos, I and a few hundred thousand …
Oh, my. Rita
Can you believe it? We in Houston may have to evacuate. Dang. All the temporary residents/evacuees of the Reliant Complex are gone. Those who were not able to be relocated to places here in our city have been bused to Fort Chafee Arkansas, this because …
Publishers, Creators and Users of Materials for Hispanic Catholics
As I look toward the upcoming conference, “In Our Own Tongues,” and prepare my remarks scheduled for a panel, I’m helped by Mary’s pointing to Fernando Gros‘ blog which points to Ryan Bolger’s blog. The discussion is about the cultural shifts around web practices and …