The Pope of Hope
Pope Francis is my kind of pope, and I’m not Roman Catholic. The guy is humble in dress, behavior, toning down ceremonies, closeness to people, preaching, care for the poor, and emulation of Christ. His faith is, by all accounts and evidence, genuine and deep–and clashes with much of the Vatican’s opulence and power structure. E-mail this Page.Tweet
North Korea’s Goading Reminder
North Korea’s military buildup and bombastic threats of war have gone far beyond the usual bluster. This young Kim Jun-un seems capable of doing something really stupid. E-mail this Page.Tweet
Supreme Morality
The Supreme Court takes up gay marriage, along with a slew of other cases. Some kind of history will be made. We always hope that the truth wins over falsehood. But a deeper, more realistic, question is which truth or truths will prevail over others? We have traditional truths implicitly held by societies for centuries. We have constitutional truths. We have biblical truths. We have truths as special interest groups create them to fit their views of the world. E-mail this Page.Tweet
The Con Man Like the Rest of Us
The con man gets caught. Christopher Chichester… or Clark Rockefeller… or Christian Gerhartsreiter (his real name) has been conning and falsely impersonating his way through life. The supposed British aristocrat, Hollywood producer, whatever, is on trial for murder. The incident happened long before he married, not telling his wife who he was, and later kidnapping his daughter. This guy needs some direction. Yet if I step back from the whole circus of this man’s life, I wonder if he’s more similar to other people that we think. E-mail this Page.Tweet
Sequestration Irritation
courtesy of www.health.mil I’ve gotten fed up with politicians who treat their politics more like hard-core religion than governing. Republicans and Democrats alike. And there are few countries where it’s any better. Faith and its practice is where a person should take a firm, immovable stand. But governing is not faith; it’s doing what’s best for the population, and unlike faith, compromise is appropriate and necessary. But politicians politick more than govern. And it’s all about power and votes and getting what “we” want, and vilifying the other side. If you’ve been affected by the sequestration, perhaps you feel similarly. What to do? I’m…
