Franciscan Action Network (FAN) has taken on a new political cause— the DREAM Act. FAN has been beating the drums, generating support for this new legislation that Senator Harry Reid is attempting to pass as an amendment to a Defense Authorization bill.
Resolving Unintentional Immigration Insult
August 11, 2010 by |
Yesterday, on the Facebook Page for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops I encountered a blog post that struck me as quite divisive, even insulting.
Beyond Corruption and Deception
June 16, 2010 by |
In this post, the last in the series, I continue to evaluate the risks of activism while suggesting that a mediator role allows us to better realize the charism of St. Francis.
Immigration Reform
June 16, 2010 by |
In this post I continue to analyze the potential adverse consequences that accrue to political activism, consequences that may cause us to depart, inadvertently, from the charism of Francis.
Bonaventure Provides Premise for Taming the Wolf
March 19, 2010 by |
In a presentation two weeks ago I shared the following quote from St. Bonaventure in order to explain a basic premise underlying the Taming the Wolf approach to conflict resolution.
Health Care: The Golden Opportunity
January 24, 2010 by |
In previous blog posts I discussed Taming the Wolf concepts using health-care legislation as a working example. This past week the vote in Massachusetts validated my anticipation the public dissatisfaction that results from a corrupt process.
The Wolf on Wall Street
December 3, 2008 by |
Recent events—the collapse of the stock market, the credit crisis, billion dollar bank bailouts—suggest a wolf is loose and stalking the financial markets. Just as citizens of Gubbio were threatened by a wolf that devoured their livestock and killed those sent to protect them, Wall Street and Washington corruption threatens to devour our livelihoods and lives.
Franciscan Disrespects Glenn Beck
Prominent Franciscan, Fr. Richard Rohr, recently wrote in his Daily Meditation the following…