Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2007 No Comments »
Amos has some stern words for us in chapter 6 of his book. It is a dire warning to the rich who anoint themselves with the finest of oils and drink the choosiest of wines while “Joseph” [their country] goes to ruin. They are complacent. They lie on ivory beds. The eat lamb and beef […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Today’s Gospel dealt with the sower and the grain. Much of the seed that was sown did not come to full maturity. The rocks, the shallow soil, or the snares of daily cares and anxieties kept the seed from taking root. Jesus wants the seed to fall on rich soil. He wants us to accept […]
Posted in Peace and Justice on Sep 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Golden Calf
Posted in Peace and Justice on Sep 14th, 2007 No Comments »
One of our great problems is to see clearly what we have to resist. I would say that at the moment we have to understand better than we do the Cold War [War on Terrorism] mentality. If we do not understand it, we will run the risk of contributing to its confusions and thereby helping […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 6th, 2007 No Comments »
This is the letter I emailed to President Bush and my representatives in Congress. Do you have a letter you would like to share?
Dear President Bush and Members of Congress,
As a citizen and Christian, I am writing to all of you. You will soon be receiving a report from General Petraeus on “progress” in Iraq. […]