Familiar images flooded media sources yesterday as the news of Muammar Gaddafi’s death spread. My initial response: “I don’t have time for this. Between work deadlines pressing on me and my body’s seeming insistence on rest as I recover from the flu, there simply isn’t time to consider these events and then deal with . . . → Read More: Mixed blessings – a time for sober optimism?
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Here’s a press release about a statement of support for Beth Johnson that we affirmed at our Federation Event. For Immediate Release July 13, 2011 Sisters of Saint Joseph Support Theologian Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ (St. Louis, MO): Close to 900 Sisters and Associates of U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph gathered at the . . . → Read More: Always our sister Until today, I have seen the word “ubuntu” only in the context of Linux distributions. What learned today from a talk by Meg Wheatley, is that it is also an ethical conept in Africa, ”I am what I am because of who we all are.” As a Sister of St. Joseph, my zeal for healing . . . → Read More: Ubuntu – not just another OS A couple of weeks ago, I shared with you my learning at a deeper level that my zeal for justice must come from love, not anger. So I got to practice applying that in a situation last week. (Lucky me…<wink>) I experienced the encounter as an abuse of power, denying a request relevant to . . . → Read More: Not just a theory anymore… Perhaps it is a little ironic to be asking this question at a time when it takes very little in the public discourse of the U.S. to “spark” controversy. So let me be clear – that is NOT the spark I’m writing about here. Rather, I mean, what is it in your interior life (if . . . → Read More: Where’s the spark? As my brother Dave pointed out in his comment on my last post, even President Obama as a candidate in 2008 used a “gun metaphor” in response to Republican attacks, speaking of bringing a gun to a knife fight. In my opinion, here is a great opportunity for Pres. Obama to lead by example, not . . . → Read More: A new moment? As virtually everyone in the U.S. knows by now, six lives tragically ended, and one hangs in the balance because a deranged young man purchased a Glock 9 mm pistol with extended clip and proceeded to shoot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and about 20 others attending a meet and greet with their Congresswoman. My heart . . . → Read More: Grief… Happy 2011! I chuckle to think of the image of “wiping the slate clean” as a metaphor to beginning a new year, as I know slate boards in classrooms are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Still the idea of second chances and starting fresh is appealing to me as I reflect on what . . . → Read More: Celebrate mutuality I’m still reflecting on my blog post of the 23rd and the “train wreck” that came of my posting on Facebook the link to the NCR article about the St. Joseph Hospital story in Phoenix. I have to say that as I struggled to stay in conversation with folks who insisted there was nothing TO . . . → Read More: It’s all in how you say it… As we approach the feast of Christmas, I find myself reflecting on the profound self-gift of God in the historical Jesus. And I also find myself challenged to respond to God’s invitation to radical engagement in today’s world, which seems in many ways to be every bit as broken as it was in Jesus’ time. . . . → Read More: Authenticity in a broken world |
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