Finding the Martin Luther in All of Us

Finding the Martin Luther in All of Us

by | Oct 31, 2017 | Faith & Politics    ~ Approx. 5 mins

The sound of hammer hitting nail continues to reverberate through imaginations five hundred years after it ceased echoing through Wittenberg. On this day, five centuries ago, Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses and, so the story goes, began the Protestant...
A Heart of Stone (My Own)

A Heart of Stone (My Own)

by | Oct 26, 2017 | Blogs, In the News, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 3 mins

59 were killed, and many more wounded on October 1st in Las Vegas. It was a massacre. I heard about the shooting the day it occurred, and I was hauntingly… unmoved. I knew that what happened was terrible. I felt pangs of sadness at a memorial Mass. But I didn’t feel...
The East St. Louis Race Riots: 100 Years Later

The East St. Louis Race Riots: 100 Years Later

by | Oct 24, 2017 | Faith & Politics, Race    ~ Approx. 6 mins

In 1917, perhaps the worst race riot in American history was unleashed in East St. Louis. Through acts of mob violence and terrorism, up to 400 Black people were estimated to have been murdered and thousands were left homeless after their houses were destroyed. Today,...
#MeToo

#MeToo

by | Oct 23, 2017 | Faith & Politics, In the News, Justice    ~ Approx. 3 mins

As a white, prep school educated man, I typically live without the need to question the ways I relate to women, sexual assault, and gender violence. Recently however, #MeToo has made it impossible for me to not stop and examine my life, my behaviors and attitudes, and...
Finding Hope in A Silent Voice

Finding Hope in A Silent Voice

by | Oct 20, 2017 | Film, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 4 mins

When children are bullied – repeatedly taunted and teased both physically and verbally –  they begin to feel less and less valuable as a person. This can happen over night or over the course of many incidents.  Occasionally this leads to suicide attempts,...
On Being Exhausted

On Being Exhausted

by | Oct 19, 2017 | Blogs, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 3 mins

A few years ago, my buddy had decided – he didn’t have the energy to make any more friends. He was married and thinking about kids, he had a busy job, he had football Saturdays, and he had enough people in his life already. I didn’t agree. I had roommates who...