How big is 87 billion?
This visual explanation of the size of 87 billion is yet another wake up call. Got the link from Mary’s blog. Ad�n
Recipes and Essays
Community of Sant’Egidio
I had previously visited the church of Sant’ Egidio in Rome, Trastevere square. But during a visit last September with colleagues, I was reminded of the lay community that has its roots in that church, since 1968. The community is a prophetic and actual sign …
Out of the edite suite
Today I’ve finished editing the video/dvd production, “Portraits of Faith: The Church in America” so I’ll be writing here again regularly. Happy St. Jude, the saint of the Catholic calendar for today. St. Jude is the name of my home parish in San Antonio. The …
Liturgy Spanish language videos
I’ve mentioned Diakon�a before. If you are looking for short videos, in Spanish, on a range of topics like human dignity, abandoned children, the eucharist, write to the director, Fr. Hugo Ara, and ask for a a vhs tape containing some of this material that …
digital and cheap
Alberto Pigola has been working with me here in houston for two weeks. Yesterday he returned to Montevideo, Uruguay. While here, he made me realize more clearly that technologies are moving so fast toward smallness, efficiency and ubiquity. On my little computer, we were able …
On-line Teaching Assistant
Am at MACC in San Antonio, and we are considering whether to use the on-line teaching resource of nicenet.org. It’s great to see a national pastoral training center taking strong steps to enter the digital age of religion. Adan
D�a De La Raza
Was so busy yesterday that I realized it was a holiday only after I tried to make business calls and found that offices were closed. Columbus day throughout Latin America and Latino USA is celebrated as “D�a de La Raza.” “Raza” does not translate as …
Cesar Mart�nez and Chicano/a art
I’ve been editing a DVD project and that is why I’ve been absent these many days. Toward the end of the week I’ll be finished with it, a 20 minute reflection about Catholics who live Mexico, Peru and the Dominican Republic. More on this later. …
Who owns Our Lady of Guadalupe?
While attending the “Creadores de Im�genes Cristianas” seminar in Chile last month, I heard about this business deal that licensed The Virgin of Guadalupe Image to a US company, Viotran, that handles wire transfers immigrants use to send money home. I wonder if it is …
Forcibly Displaced Women tell their stories
I’ve been away from blogging because my meetings in Rome were all day and all night. Was on an educational tour to learn about the services that various Catholic institutions provide worldwide. I came away inspired. Jesuit Refugee Services braves many political obstacles to help …