Title Varies Slightly

Lent is the time for self-examination, and Sr. Edith’s post “Privilege and Inclusion” has given me much to think about.
Throughout my life I have dealt with discrimination and stupidity, and I have come to realize that my first recourse is to flash my credentials and competencies. I make sure my doctors and other health care [...]

Today, in our church Lenten study, I brought up one of my favorite movies, Lilo & Stitch.
Stitch is a big-eyed genetic experiment, who has been designed to be evil and destructive. Banished, he escapes with a space cruiser and crash-lands in Hawaii. Stuck on an island, his destructive programming can’t trigger properly. Instead, he learns [...]

Perhaps in my life I shall not heal the world, change my profession, or sow a seed that leads anyone to respond to divine grace.
And I consent to that. But, Lord, please, don’t let me pass from this life and be remembered only as a scandal or a dirty joke.
And may it not be so [...]

Cathy of Alex has a thoughtful post on The Bully Pulpit, in which she considers the decline of intelligent debate on blogs and perhaps in the culture generally. Well worth your time to read.
It’s odd to me how computer communication leads simultaneously to new intimacy and new callousness. I recently met a longtime online acquaintance [...]