On Food & Culture
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
I’ll be offline ’til January. Have a blessed season. I’m beginning my retreat inspired by the courage and love of the United Church of Christ who have taken on the major public forum of network TV by producing and wanting to place a gay/Christ Love …
Why are CBS and NBC PADLOCKING the Church�s Open Door? The two networks have refused to air an ad by the United Church of Christ with its message of inclusiveness, claiming it is �too controversial.� Click HERE to send a letter to the presidents of …
A friend recommended I visit this site which offers info about the Catholic faith for young adults. Busted Halo says it is geared to “seekers” and is another example of information packaged in attractive ways. There’s a section where you can ask a question and …
MACC has announced a gathering of publishers and users of Catholic Hispanic Materials to figure out what to do to serve the growing Hispanic Catholic community. Serving on the steering committee, I’m thrilled at the prospect of frank talk and creating thinking about the creation …
It’s been so long since I’ve blogged that I forget my ID and passcode. Had to enter 4 times before it worked. Oh well,… Mary’s pointing to Fiore’s cartoon about Recovery for Depressed Democrats has perked me up. Also, today I received this essay from …