Another Story

Let’s say 6 years ago or so–my time sense again–while still in the US, I received an email from a friend of mine.  It was a forward, from a young woman in her late 20s, I believe, who had just come back from one of those One World peace conferences for young people that take [...]

A Comment About “Contributing to the Community”

I don’t want to dampen anyone’s enthusiasm, but I’d like to tell a story I heard in Brasil.
I was in the sertão, the backlands, in the northeast during one of my 3-month trips there.  Also visiting at the time was a Belgian missionary priest,  Fr. Armand.  Actually, most of them went by just their first [...]