The Passion in South Park
Stewart Hoover posts an essay on the Revealer.org about the Passion at South Park. Great! AM
Recipes and Essays
Digital Art in New Blog
My friends, Alan and Dermot, bloggin in Ireland, link to a flash movie about the passion, “Ecce Homo.” It is nicely open-ended. The site that Alan and Dermot point to, New Pollution, features a lab with intriguing digital art. For info about the Catholic Church …
Chicano Macho Identity
Found these images about Chicano daily life and the Passion of Christ. The second slide from the top, title unknown, strikes me as a provocative study of Macho sports and Jesus as identity constructions made from our body parts. I’m using this image as a …
Income Tax
As I prepare my durnincometax return, it stresses me that I am helping to finance the war that Bush started based on lies and filthy expansionism. The durnincometax portion that goes to war is 49%, according to the War Resisters League. Depressing, although I do …
Eloisa Chouhy
I can now tell you about the death of my most dear, long-time friend, Eloisa Chouy. On March 12 her heart failed. To friends who read this public statement, I do it to recognize her work as a courageous leader in religious education. It is …
Workshop: When is Hispanic Universal?
It was energizing to be with church media leaders during the workshop, “When is Hispanic Universal.” These are resources that I mentioned: 1. Interactive CD-ROM, “Ministry in A Multicultural World: Beyond Borders” 2. “The Mediated Spirit,” a CD-ROM authored by Dr. Peter Horsfield, an in-depth, …
Mariana De La Noche
Last night’s episode of “Mariana De La Noche” had an incredible fire scene that looked awfully difficult too shoot. This fire scene sets up a connection between the hero, Ignacio and the evil mine-owner, Marcia. Marcia will seek to destroy the love between Ignacio and …
RCC Conference
The Religious Communicators Council is holding their annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. The day prior, I’ll attend the annual meeting of the NARA, North America Regional Association of the World Association for Christian Communication and hear Nancy Snow speak …
Bush is �Bushe� in Guaran�
Found out today that there is a running joke among the vast majority of Paraguayans. They call President Bush by the Guaran� term: �Bushe� (boosh-eh) which means lazy, stupid. AM
Guaran� and globalization
Am trying to learn a few phrases in Guaran�. Everyone speaks Spanish here in Asunci�n, but among themselves they speak guaran�. The churches are built according to Spanish architectural forms, but the ornamentation and the merchants surrounding them use native religious artifacts that are far …