“Do or do not, there is no try.” So Yoda said to Luke Skywalker during his initial Jedi training. Silly language from a muppet character in a sci-fi movie? Maybe. But there’s also some essential wisdom to be had. I know first hand. “I’ll try...” has been a central tenet of my effort just about …
Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador
Quoting James Martin, S.J., as we remember these brave men and women who were murdered 30 years ago this weekend, because they stood for social justice, social change for the people. "These men and women paid the ultimate price for standing with the poor and marginalized in the name of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. …
Gettaway
Lucky for the little things. Lucky to be married to a great human, smart and patient and beautiful and thoughtful. Eleven years married, a mark we just passed. And so we’ve got a little gettaway planned. Nothing fancy, but it happens to be my favorite format: short escape to a place not far away, but …
Friday Light
This day feels light. Fridays often do. Weird really, it’s just another day. But it feels lighter some how, more relaxed, more at ease. The routine much the same, still plenty to do. A busy day on the calendar, and still somehow not the same. So I’ll leave it right there, rather than drilling on …
To Understand Islam Today…
You'll need 44 minutes, but it will be well worth it, to listen to this podcast...to understand Islam today. one.npr.org/i/778888906:779184450
Development Economics Wins the Day!
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Influenza, The Flu Shot, and You
As usual, helpful, straight-forward info you can use from NPR's Short Wave. GOOD. one.npr.org/i/779024029:779155740
Hold On
One of many songs by the Canadian trio, Triumph, that lifted me up, kept me going, as a youth...and still today. "Hold On", from their 1979 studio album, Just A Game, let it lift you up too! "Music hold the secret, To know it can make you whole It's not just a game of notes, …
Commitment to Serve
Continuing to think about our veterans this week. I didn't grow up in a military family. My dad and grandfather got lucky; neither had to serve during the draft years of WWII, Korea, or Vietnam. I was lined up to enter an ROTC program when I headed into college, but then declined the offer. I …
Is This What it Means to be White?
Two white journalists consider their journey, exploring the murder of a white minister by group of white men in the segregated deep south of Alabama, United States, in 1965. #gratitude @chipbrantley @andrewbeckgrace https://www.npr.org/about-npr/719940814/white-lies-nprs-civil-rights-cold-case-podcast-solves-who-what-killed-james-reeb one.npr.org/i/776399329:776566928
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