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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 …
If you can make it to Faverges, France, just outside Geneva, I recommend you attend a consultation organized by WACC and WCC on worship and copyright. From September 6-11, it gathers communications and religion activists to discuss the Gospel aspects of the copyright context in …
Yesterday I lost it during brunch with three of my friends. One of them (friend X) asked if I had received his email in which he asks friends to sign a petition urging Bush to close and fortify our border with Mexico. (a la Schwarznegger) …
The insitutional Catholic church is showing its bigotry by forcefully attacking the Spanish government as Spain proceeds with strengthening the institution of marriage. I hope that Spain, along with the Netherlands, will be supported by an ever widening circle of Christians who want to promote …
Echoing my last post about learning from negative examples, last night the screening of “Enron, The Smartest Guys In The Room” left me depressed. However,as soon as I stepped out of the theatre I realized that the filmmaker,Alex Gibney, edited a seamless, almost perfectly paced …
The one good thing about today’s white smoke at Vatican Square is that young people learned that the Pope is elected. This fact can lead to the election of bishops by lay people. Actually, another good thing is that the television coverage of so many …
This quick note to say that I’m alive and well. The long silence is due to my travels and fatigue. I get to my room and am quite tired and some of the places do not have Internet access. I’ve going through Latin America and …