Sometimes negatives reveal mistakes. And then there are those glorious moments when negatives reveal something beautifully unexpected. Here’s to the latter.
There used to be a secret sender of motivational messages on the Columbia College campus. Every so often you would see positive messages peppered across the campus bulletin boards. I haven’t seen any in a long time, so maybe I … Continue reading
Oh what to say on this Sunday morning? I could say that I’m tired and worn from the stresses of a career in education. I could say that the spite of strangers can make a person cry. I could say … Continue reading
I am a big fan of The Muppets and The Berenstain Bears. I am not a fan of Chick-Fail-A. And I’m really not a fan of people bragging about their fat-fried meals at said establishment, like Kirk Cameron‘s sister. This … Continue reading
Josef Miles gave his mother, Patty Akrouche, an early Mother’s Day present this past weekend. I think he gave us all something quite precious. For more about Josef you can read this report from NPR. [Image credit: Patty Akrouche]
Yesterday, North Carolina voters decided to make a constitutional amendment specifying that marriage is to be between a man and a woman only. I can’t help but feel discouraged at the efforts many have gone to, not just in North … Continue reading
The case of Trayvon Martin is troubling for so many reasons, first of which is that a 17 year-old who went to the store for tea and Skittles at the half-time of the NBA All-Star Game was shot dead. We … Continue reading
This is in response, perhaps, to a colleague looking at my office door and saying, “We might be working with a revolutionary.” “Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.” Dorothy Day
Fact.
