Adán Medrano

I’ve been a non blogger this week because I’m attending a weeklong meeting at the Ukrainian Catholic University in lviv about “Icons, Liturgy, and Church Renewal in South Eastern Europe”. Myroslav Marynovych made a profound presentation about the current conditions in Ukraine. Later he said …

A Day Without A Mexican” is causing a stir that perplexes me and is enlightening. How could it be a surprise to anyone that the economy of California depends on Mexican laborers, documented and undocumented? CBS news ran a story about this feature length movie. …

Mary points to the petition of moveon.org to push for a full, open investigation of the US tortures in Iraq. Do it now. Zero in Dublin expresses what so many are feeling. He points to the Washington Post article today by Philip Kennicott. I do …

Saturday I went to a photo exhibit here in Houston. If you get a chance to see the touring photography exhibit, “Ricas y Famosas,” (Rich and Famous) I think you will flip out. By Daniela Rossell, the pictures are an ethnographic review of the Mexico’s …

Jim McDonnel from London writes that the next meeting of the European Christian Internet Conference will be held in Bethlen Kata Diaconical Centre, hosted by the Transylvania Reformed Church. Date is May 22 – 28 in Cluj, Romania. More info is available by contacting the …

Having previously seen only 20 minutes of the Gibson film and become bored with it, I finally, saw the entire, 2-DVD,Gibson film about the Christ. It is remarkably like Latin American telenovelas in its use of melodrama and exagerrated character types. I think the deft …

David Bowie is hoping to promote his career by jumping on the mashed-up music bandwagon. He announced a contest, inviting mashers to go at it and mix his music. A transparent self-promotion attempt, this nevertheless can help move forward the discussion about so-called piracy of …

I’m in meetings in Netherlands all day and into the night, so no blogging time. I will point out that during the meeting I ran into a forceful social justice/service program, Caritas in the UK and Wales. When it comes to social justice and action, …

There is a lot of legal maneuvering going on in Massachusetts by people opposed to same sex marriage, but it looks like May 17, 2004 will see marriage licenses issued for same sex couples. Hurrah. Lalo Alcaraz has an insightful cartoon about this. Ad�n

Last night I attended a performance of contemporary dance at the University of Houston’s Moores Opera House. The Sandra Organ Dance Company presented one dance that collaborated with musicians and digital artists. The Moores School of Music Contemporary Ensemble played a stunning piece, “Infinite Heartbeat,” …