Recipes and Essays

technologies and

technologies and

The website of the forthcoming conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society presents a brief, crystal clear description of main issues of concern to religious and educational leaders. Scroll down the page to the section on “scope” and the issues are: Technologies, community, learners and knowledge. 

Sister Dorothy Stang

Sister Dorothy Stang

Read today in the Houston Chronicle that the man in Brazil who is accused of ordering the assassination of Sister Dorothy Stang surrendered and is under arrest. Sister Stang sacrificed her life for us, for Faith – into God. I have to say that we 

So good that the Catholic

So good that the Catholic

So good that the Catholic Church is visibly fighting in to abolish the death penalty. The Texas Catholic bishops are members of many coalitions, including the Texas Moratorium Network to stop the killing. The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is doing wonderful work, 

Internet Access and Blind Rigidity

Internet Access and Blind Rigidity

Houston’s financially poor neighborhood, Pecan Park, has free wireless Internet access right now. Hurrah! And it is driving “respect for the free market” ignoramuses into convulsions…..as though for-profit companies have made any effort at all to serve poor households. Will Reed runs the not-for-profit “Technology 

The Farewell Note is “Peace”

The Farewell Note is “Peace”

Was awakened by a flood of loud waililng prayers from about 6 LOUD loudspeakers atop mosques in downtown Yogyakarta. Sometimes the prayers are taped and sometimes they are live. This happens 5 times each day, at 4:30 AM; 12:30 PM; 3:30 PM; 6:30 PM and 

Hospitality is a gift

Hospitality is a gift

I was met at the Yogyakarta airport by Mr. Emmanuel Surono who is the Vice President of WACC Asia, (AR-WACC). He says that the AR-WACC general assembly is held every three years and usually about 120 members attend.He deftly drove through the buzzing motorcycles that 

Kuala Lumpur celebrates and takes a stand

Kuala Lumpur celebrates and takes a stand

Suprising to me, being the first time in the Kuala Lumpur airport, to be greeted by squeaky clean floors, spectacular modern design, in both airport stations, connected by fast and efficient monorail. The highway to the downtown was also clean, manicured with flowering shrubs. During 

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