April 27, 2008

I spoke to a group of confirmation students at the Ascension School on W. 108th St on the subject of sustainability.

March 19, 2008 | Published by Huffington Post

Barack Obama’s “A More Perfect Union” speech appears to have raised Obamania to new heights with its so-called frank discussion of race relations and politics in America. Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic could barely contain his excitement, calling it “searing, nuanced, gut-wrenching, loyal, and deeply, deeply Christian,” as well as, “a speech we have all been waiting for for a generation.” I guess I’ve been waiting for something a little different then because [...]

October 19, 2007 | Published by Huffington Post

By announcing his plan to run on both the Republican and Democratic tickets in his home state of South Carolina, Stephen Colbert has illustrated better than anyone that there is very little difference between the two parties, at least when it comes to their mainstream candidates [...]

I’d like to imagine a world with Paris Hilton as someone versed in the nonviolent teachings of Jesus. What if this country’s greatest distraction from worldly dilemmas actually took up cause to educate and enlighten us on the solutions to such problems?

Those working for peace may want to voice their dissent through tactics that sever the flow of tax dollars to policies they find morally reprehensible.

A little known version of the Bible, written by this nation’s third president, and handed out to new members of Congress in the early part of the 20th century, serves as a reminder of the moral obligations our elected officials should uphold.

If the war on terror has accomplished anything, it seems to be the far-reaching belief that Islam is a religion of violence and that Muslims ultimately decide the viability of a peaceful future. This dilemma has caused many, such as New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, to ponder, “Where is the Muslim Martin Luther King?”