Thursday, June 21, 2007

All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayer

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Earlier today I participated in a ceremony to mark World Peace and Prayer Day . Today, June 21, is of course Summer Solstice , a time b...

Award-winning "Hellraisers" at it Again

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It’s been a busy week. Yesterday, I participated in an action outside of the corporate headquarters of Alliant TechSystems – the largest ...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Joan Timmerman on the “Wisdom of the Body”

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Recently, while updating the Wild Reed ’s Catholic Bibliography on Gay Issues , I came across an excellent review by theologian Joan Timme...

A Lose/Lose Situation

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Today is Aung San Suu Kyi ’s 62nd birthday. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, Aung San Suu Kyi is the non-violent, pro-democracy ac...
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Monday, June 18, 2007

It’s Time We Evolved Beyond Theological Imperialism

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The above photograph was taken by Evaristo Sa during Pope Benedict XVI’s recent visit to Brazil. It shows the pope hugging children at “Fa...
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Saturday, June 16, 2007

Good News from Colombia . . . and Massachusetts

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Two positive developments in the Americas! First, the Associated Press reports that: Colombia is set to become the first Latin American coun...
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Friday, June 15, 2007

Johnson and Tushnet Debate Is as Much About Revelation as It Is Homosexuality

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A number of people have contacted me about this exchange in Commonweal between Bible scholar and author Luke Timothy Johnson and journali...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Chris McGillion Responds to the “Exacerbating” Actions of Cardinal Pell

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In reflecting on the recent actions of Cardinal Pell, Chris McGillion ponders what it means to be Catholic. Earlier this evening a frien...
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Monday, June 11, 2007

Corpus Christi

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Body and Blood of Christ , 2004, installation, styrofoam, gold leaf, roses and neon. Ten ft. Exhibited at the National Gallery of Jamaica a...
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John Pilger on Resisting Empire

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One of the books I read while in Australia last year was Freedom Next Time: Resisting the Empire by renowned investigative journalist and ...
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