Rowland Croucher
Richard Rohr (more…)
Easter Sunday ¢â‚¬Å“Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of all who fall asleep. ¢â‚¬ ~ 1 Corinthians 15:20 St. Paul seldom leaves the message at the level of ¢â‚¬Å“believe this fact about Jesus. ¢â‚¬ He always moves it to ¢â‚¬Å“this is what it says about you! ¢â‚¬ or ¢â‚¬Å“this is what it says about […]
The Irish Funeral
A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A black hearse was followed by a second black hearse about 50 Feet behind the first one. Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a dog on a leash. Behind […]
God’s Beautiful Creation
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Humo[u]r
His father sends a small boy to bed. Five minutes later…. “Da-ad….” “What?” “I’m thirsty. Can you bring drink of water?” “No. You had your chance. Lights out.” Five minutes later: “Da-aaaad…..” “WHAT?” “I’m THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water??” “I told you NO!” If you ask again, I’ll have to spank you!!” […]
10 killer facts: the global weapons trade
13 March 2012, 11:08AM Every day, thousands of people are killed, injured or forced to flee from their homes as a result of violence and conflict involving weapons. The sobering statistics demonstrate why we need strong global regulations to prevent the world ¢â‚¬â„¢s weapons falling into the wrong hands. 1. 1,500 people are killed every day […]
Oops… Stupid Quotes by Famous People: Political Parapraxis
Politicians are just as famous for their well rehearsed and practiced speeches, as they are for their slip ups when they need to speak without the luxury of a speech writer. Thus, their funniest and often inadvertent, but undoubtedly hilarious quotes are those that are said at press conferences and interviews. Given below is a […]
Richard Rohr: The Scapegoat Mechanism
In his 2011 book, A Lever and a Place to Stand, Richard Rohr revisits many of his grand themes. Here are some notes from his short section ¢â‚¬ËœThe Scapegoat Mechanism ¢â‚¬â„¢ (pp. 76 ff.). Note: he has read Rene Girard on this broad issue, and quotes him elsewhere in the book, but not on these few […]
Henri Nouwen: still more wisdom…
Daring to Become Dependent When someone gives us a watch but we never wear it, the watch is not really received. When someone offers us an idea but we do not respond to it, that idea is not truly received. When someone introduces us to a friend but we ignore him or her, that friend […]
Health-care in America: why is it the worst among rich nations?
March 23, 2012. I put the following onto Facebook: I’m pro-American in most things, but I’m puzzled: why do my American friends spend much more for medical help but receive a poorer return. health-care-wise…? This article in the current Time Magazine is scathing, when America’s system is compared to other ‘advanced nations’… ~~ Zakaria: Health […]
Women are still second-class citizens
Sightings 3/22/2012 Patriarchy ¢â‚¬â„¢s Persistent Bastion? Religion — Felice Lifshitz In a March 8 Washington Post article ( ¢â‚¬Å“Feminism ¢â‚¬â„¢s Final Frontier? Religion ¢â‚¬ ), Lisa Miller predicted that American women would soon abandon the Republican party in droves, just as they are reportedly quitting conservative Christian churches in historically large numbers. In both cases, women’s disaffection appears to be […]
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