On Food & Culture
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 …
Mary notes an opportunity to vote on gay marriage with Bill Moyers on PBS. To vote, go to the very bottom of the Bill Moyers Page on Culture Wars. Yesterday our local paper, the Houston Chronicle, ran a prominent article about the Creative Commons, an …
ReligionLink features a basic text/links that journalists can use in reporting about Catholics and politics. It was updated in May, before the nomination, but the resources it lists are helpful in understanding the complex and differing views of Catholics about this political race. ReligionLink is …
It is fascinating that an Internet conversation about Bush using a transmitter and earpiece to receive prompts during public appearances and particularly the debates, is now being covered by CNN. It was in every HNN newscast yesterday. The ability of grass-roots conversations to erupt into …