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The Spirit of Violence
I often find myself getting caught up in the theoretical aspect of nonviolence. What does nonviolence mean? How am I embracing the values and spirit of nonviolence in my own life? These questions and...
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Mother Theresa's Suffering
The recent writings of Mother Theresa have caught my attention. I mean, here is a woman who completely and utterly embodies nonviolence and spirituality. In recent weeks, her writings on suffering...
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Modern-Day Slavery
Modern-day slavery is not just a phrase I am putting out there to get a rise out of people. It is not a strategy to get attention. It does not refer to something that resembles slavery. It IS...
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Striking: A Nonviolent Act?
Today thousands of registered nurses in the Bay Area of California began a 2-day strike. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, “The nurses, represented by the California Nurses Association, have...
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Eradicating Poverty
Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.I don’t know about you, but eradicating poverty sounds like a pretty good idea. It also sounds a little bit overwhelming. Correction: It...
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Conscience and Communion
“Lay persons with a call to lay ecclesial ministry possess certain dispositions…. These include: Being in full communion with the Catholic Church, able to minister joyfully and faithfully within the...
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Why I'm going to the SOA Protest and Vigil
Since 1990, people committed to peace and justice have gathered at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia around November 16. Fort Benning houses the School of Americas, what is now known as the Western...
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2 Women Ordained as Roman Catholic Priests
On Sunday, November 11 Rose Marie Dunn Hudson and Elsie Hainz McGrath were ordained as Roman Catholic priests by Rabbi Susan Talve of the Central Reform Congregation, a Jewish synagogue. Over 600...
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Presente
“Presente” In a sea of songs, chants, speakers, shouts and silence, this one word remains with me after my journey to Georgia for the protest and vigil at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security...
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Spiritualizing Domestic Violence?
So, I am writing a paper on domestic violence for my Christology class. At first glance, one might not see why domestic violence has anything to do with Christology. The more and more I dive into...
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Las Posadas
I had the pleasure of viewing “Las Posadas” this week- a documentary following the stories of unaccompanied minors wrapped up in the struggle of immigration.Comparing the journey of a modern immigrant...
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Sloppiness and Scripture
It’s good to get back to blogging. Sorry for my time away from blogging—- I know you all were longing to hear my thoughts on nonviolence. Unfortunately for you, fortunately for me, I was in Indonesia...
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As you might know, Berkeley has been a place of intense protest over the past few days. The sounds of helicopters could be heard from my apartment all day yesterday. Thousands of people congregated...
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Indonesia: A Photo Blog
I spent the better part of January 2008 in Indonesia on an immersion experience with my school, the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. We joined Indonesian Students at Sanata Dharma University in...
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Indonesia Photo Blog Part 2
More pictures from the land of the Gods… This is a picture of an interreligious dialogue in the parish of Sumber, on the the hills of Mount Merapi. We met with leaders of the local villages, mostly...
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A Woman’s Issue?
I was reading a blog this morning where the writer commented that he disagreed with the Catholic Church on “women’s rights- female priests and birth control.”Perhaps the issues of female priests and...
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Petition Campaign- End Slavery in the Fields
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is near and dear to my heart.They are launching a petition campaign against Burger King. Check it out by clicking here or going to...
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Driving in Berkeley
There is one thing that prevents me from absolutely loving being a resident of the City of Berkeley: driving.Every time that I am in my car, I cannot believe the sites I see from my fellow drivers....
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CIW delivers petition- with surprises from BK execs
Following up to my previous post about the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Petition Campaign to Burget King–On the day that the petition was delivered to Burger King headquarters, this article was...
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Whole Foods, how I love you
While interning at Pace e Bene, I developed a love for Whole Foods. You see, a brand new, gorgeous Whole Foods opened up across the street from our office in Oakland. Mainly, I loved it because of the...
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