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My long silence will soon break. I’ll leave for some days off travel and work and will return to internet access in 4 weeks. Was in Melbourne for the final meeting of the International Study Commission on Media, Religion and Culture. This group of scholars …
Showtime aired “Our Fathers” last night. A badly acted, hurried production, nonetheless I’m glad Showtime did it. The bright exceptions are superb acting jobs by Christopher Plummer and Brian Denehy. The rest of it was a sloppy production. It does, however, remind us of the …
Jane in London has faxed me an article that appeared in the Tablet about a reality show, The Monastery, on BBC2. Isn’t that a fascinating idea for a reality TV show! Jane says the show is a real hit and has received positive reviews. I’d …
Here’s an interesting new book that I’ve just ordered from Notre Dame Press. “A Church That Can and Cannot Change” by John T. Noonan. He is a judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, California. He was nominated …
From an airpot in Quito, I just want to make a mention that Mary Hess´ book, ¨Engaging Technologies in Theological Education¨ is a helpful and deeply insightful book. I´m halfway through it and already the scope of the ideas is breathtaking. The examples are clear …
I’m on my way to Quito for a couple of days, then onto Mexico City. I’ve been feeling good because of the courage of a group of families and government leaders in Mexico who are standing up against hate and bigotry with radio ads and …
Hurrah! Mary’s book is out and I’m gonna start reading it now. “Engaging Technology in Theological Education: All That We Can’t Leave Behind” has a table contents that is inviting. The price is good too, just $22.95 for the paperback. Congratulations, Mary.
I enjoyed browsing through the liturgy that Mary pointed to, a video of a liturgy held at Luther Seminary. So I’m going to format two taped liturgies I picked up in Manila last February from Jesuit Communications and stream them here. Nice when you get …