Ellsworth replies

I stopped by for a quick check of my inbox today to see that Congressman Ellsworth did in fact send a reply to my email. Ok, so it was probably a staffer sending a canned response, but it’s something. Unfortunately, he did very little to address my actual concerns or engage my proposed action – [...]

Letter to my Congressman on the bailout

I’m not usually a big believer in the governmental process as an agent of change, truth, justice, or whatever, and the current issue with the proposed Wall Street and bank bailout plans is no exception. I have very little expectation that my letter will actually in any way influence the decision of the representative for [...]

A reflection for Advent

I didn’t write this, but I wish I had.
A young man called out to Jesus from the crowd and said, “Teacher, command the trustee of my father’s will to give me my share of the inheritance!” Jesus replied, “I am not a lawyer or a judge—why should I get involved?” Then Jesus told everyone, “Guard [...]

The Qaddish and the Lord’s Prayer

The Qaddish, named from the Hebrew qadosh, “holy”, is one of the central prayers in Jewish worship. It is very old, going back to pre-Christian times. The Qaddish, in one of its shorter versions (from an ancient Jewish inscription) says:
Magnified and sanctified be his great name in the world He created according to His will. [...]

U.S. to push for global trade pact

Absolution Revolution has moved! You can read this article at http://absolutionrevolution.com/blog/2007/02/13/us-to-push-for-global-trade-pact/

A telling graphic…

Absolution Revolution has moved! You can read this article at http://absolutionrevolution.com/blog/2007/02/12/a-telling-graphic/

Love of money and corporations

Absolution Revolution has moved! You can find this article at http://absolutionrevolution.com/blog/2006/08/30/love-of-money-and-corporations/