“Be not the first by whom the new is tried, nor yet the last to set the old aside.” This old American piece of folk wisdom is not quoted much Read More
Partners’ Forum
Reflection for Scripture Readings August 31, 2014 by Dave O’Donnell (Chicago) It is my contention that each and every one of us has been given by God a path, a Read More
Why Lunch Ladies are Heroes
It’s only five minutes, but if you are at all like me, it will bring up years of memories and gratitude for people many of us took for Read More
How Best to Learn?
Some people know by book-learning; others by experience. Can we compare them? Is one way better than the other? As a matter of fact, most of us know both ways, Read More
Partners’ Forum
Reflection for Sunday August 24, 2014 by Dave O’Donnell The focus of my attention is on the idea of church, which I see as best translated as community of the Read More
Identifying with the Poor
St. Paul of the Cross told us to identify with the poor. Pope Francis is telling us today to identify with the poor. In today’s TED talk Stephen Ritz Read More
Partners Forum
Whispers by James Paulin Pssst! The quiet voice drew Robin Williams’ attention to a small bottle of Jack Daniels behind the counter. It had been thirty years since he Read More
Shai Reshef on the University of the People
A professor friend of mine at a local university left administration last year, because he loves and wants to teach. Today he shared with me that he spent the Read More