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… have been arrested for protesting "U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Guantanamo, strip mining, home foreclosures, nuclear weapons, immigration policies, police brutality, mistreatment …

… flight and live my Creation Spirituality dream. Transformation can arrive in small packages. Mine came in colors of orange, black and white. One upon a time, the Holy One prodded Moses to …

… say to each one of you: “I love you very much, I am with you, I want to be with you, you are mine. Follow me, trust me, live in my peace and love everyone I bring into your life.” Prayer is …

… who are fifty-five and older will not be affected, and inviting seniors to employ an “I’ve got mine” moral compass, Ryan’s plan actually invites inter-generational conflict. It won’t work. …

… the Amish community offered to the man who murdered five Amish girls at a school in Nickel Mines, Pa., in 2006. Indeed, once one understood the foundational motive for that immediate …

… of the bishops, but the confidence of the people who are working in the diocese like mine." After the discovery of thousands of cases of clergy sexual abuse, most of them from the …

… my heart, that it too may do your work. 3) Holy Spirit, truth divine, dawn upon this soul of mine; breath of God and inward light, wake my spirit, clear my sight. Holy Spirit, love divine, glow within this soul of mine; kindle every high desire, conquer self in thy pure fire. Holy Spirit, power divine, strengthen this true will of mine; may thy sure support precede every thought and word and deed (from an old hymn you may …

… All of us who love to walk have our favorite outings. One of mine was an early summer evening exploration of an old pasture that I had visited a hundred times …

… killed had committed profound evil that created terrific wounds in the hearts of families like mine, not to mention the hearts of all Americans. Life is precious. My faith teaches me that …

… whether lifelong celibacy is psychologically healthy for adult people. A priest friend of mine once admitted that he was less concerned about celibacy and more worried about obedience. To …

… our common humanity amidst our differences. I give thanks to God for this life, completely mine yet completely theirs, too, to God, who wanted it for joy against, and in spite of, all …

… be needed to generate public support for the plan. Seniors are not adopting a “well, I’ve got mine,” attitude. In video I saw of one town hall meeting, a woman said, “Well, what about my kids …

… that I would never say in person. One needn’t be a Buddhist to believe in karma, and I got mine last year while my husband and I were in China adopting our daughter. I was blogging about …

… Office identified as a boondoggle, as reported in The New York Times . It is the Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected Vehicle, or MRAP. We actually have 20,000 of these in varying … The way they protect soldiers from ambush is that the undercarriage is v-shaped and channels mine and IED blasts away from vehicle occupants, dissipating explosive impact. This is a tough …

… how we shouldn't even think of raising taxes on the super-rich, remember this: Your taxes and mine have not plummetted in the past two decades. Before they cut Medicare, why not make the rich …

… Dearborn, a priest from the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan., who was once a colleague of mine at the Quixote Center. A couple years ago, Joe returned to Kansas and was quite ill. I just …

… Cardinal Raymond Burke A Friend of mine sent me a photograph the other day of Raymond Cardinal Burke, currently Prefect of the …

… Today is National Call-In Day to show your support for ending mountain-top removal coal mining. Please call your member of Congress today and ask them to cosponsor the Clean Water …

… an intern at Conrad & Scherer, the law firm which brought forth the suit against a U.S. coal mining company on behalf of nearly 500 family members of Colombian citizens. The subpoena set off … from litigation in U.S. courts. The lawsuit alleges that a financial agreement the coal mining company Drummond made with one of Colombia’s paramilitary groups for protection of the …

… Faith can come from some unusual places -- a long-time friend of mine has found a ready supply on Facebook. Jim's youngest child is siffering from a rare …