Recipes and Essays

Contrasts in Community

Contrasts in Community

Aboard one of the new Lufthansa airbus jets, with state-of the art seats, AC plug for my laptop and wireless Internet, this is the first time that I surf the net while flying. In one hour I will land in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Onboard wireless 

The right to our stories

The right to our stories

Mary’s blog points to the civil disobedience screenings of “Eyes on the prize.” Let’s all support this movement. WACC is convening a meeting in France this September to deal with copyright and intellectual property rights issues as they relate specifically to Church liturgy and worship. 

Inter-Religious Dialog and Artistic Vision

Inter-Religious Dialog and Artistic Vision

Just arrived in Bangkok and will get a good early turn in and hopefully a good night’s rest. In Manila my host was Augustine Loorthusamy who was WACC-Asia Secretary from 1987 to 1993. He is now working in Malaysia but kindly helped to organize my 

Internet Access issues

Internet Access issues

This 24-hour silence is due to my inability to access the Internet. Am in Manila where among three warm visits, I visited Ms. Teresita Z. (Terry) Hermano, whom you may remember as WACC London staff. She is now at the Communications Foundation for Asia and 

The best laid plans

The best laid plans

Just woke up. I’ts 5:30 AM and I’m still in Taipei. Last night my Philippine Air 6:30 PM flight was at first delayed, then cancelled due to the dense fog that descended on and covered Taipei, which sits on a basin surrounded by mountains. Havoc 

Yet another turn to multi-media

Yet another turn to multi-media

Kuangchi Cultural Group has been a trade book publisher for 40 years and 3 years ago began a move into the same building as Kuangchi Program Service. Rev. Ray Parent, director, comes from a television background and has produced documentaries and dramas in Africa, Asia 

Competence and Heart

Competence and Heart

Noodles in hot broth for breakfast. Fantastic. Then at 9:00 am I met Chi-Hsiang Yeh, General Editor of Taiwan Church News & Press (website in Chinese only). This is the Presbyterian church printing ministry, with a staff of 16, that introduced the first newspaper in 

Moving to Multimedia

Moving to Multimedia

It is 2 in the morning and, of course, I’m unable to sleep. So I walked down the hall and hooked up to the community Internet connection. Great! My host and friend is Fr. Jerry Martinson, a long-time producer at Kuangchi Program Service, having served 

Asia Pacific Rim Trip Starts

Asia Pacific Rim Trip Starts

This afternoon I start my trip to the Asia Pacific Rim. Via Vancouver, I’ll arrive in Taipei and star with a visit to my friends at Kuangchi Program Service. I’ll be travelling through Feb. 20th. The questions that I have are many and I doubt 

I’m travelling and will miss

I’m travelling and will miss

I’m travelling and will miss watching “Los Lonely Boys” at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 13. They are kind of mainstreamed, but still sound real Chicano. Vamonos! They’re nominated in four categories, including record of the year. “Heaven” is being played all over