We are getting closer and loser to an official mainstream-press language to describe the religious background of Judge Sonia Sotomayor and, to no one’s surprise, the issue that continues to drive this slow process of journalistic revelation is abortion. At this point, however, no one wants to get into the confusing and controversial work of determining the identities of the Catholic judges on the U.S. Supreme Court, as opposed to the “Catholic” judges
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Something akin to a Catholic
Seldom could an outing to see a West End play change history, but I can say with confidence that if this weekend the members of the present Cabinet minus their Prime Minister were to arrange a VIP block-booking at the Haymarket Theatre, hire a minibus, and attend an evening performance of Waiting for Godot with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, they would see more than a brilliant production of that preposterous play. They would also, on reboarding their minibus, instruct the driver to take them straight to 10 Downing Street
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Let's go. We can't. We're waiting for Gordo
Toledo’s first Catholic radio station has cleared two major hurdles to begin broadcasting on its own. Deacon Michael Learned, president of Annunciation Radio, announced that the Federal Communications Commission has granted the station a construction permit and assigned it the broadcast frequency of 89.7 FM. It will use the call letters WNOC, standing for “Northwest Ohio Catholic.” Its 3.8-kilowatt signal should reach north to the Michigan line, west to Swanton, east to Fostoria, and south to Portage, Ohio, reaching a potential audience of 130,836 Catholics
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Catholic station clears 2 hurdles; WNOC expected to be on air in fall
The blusterbuss that is Silvio Berlusconi is firing full blast and all Italy is, yet again, watching him fight his way out of his latest troubles. They include his umpteenth brush with Italy’s magistrates, a damning legal judgment that he bribed David Mills, the British lawyer, a cool $600,000 to commit perjury; divorce, for the second time, in this Catholic country $– a divorce blamed by Veronica Lario, his wife, on her septuagenarian spouse’s “consorting with minors”; and his implausible friendship with a Neapolitan family remarkable only for the beauty of Noemi Letizia, their daughter.
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Silvio Berlusconi survives as the lech with the common touch
This week I had the privilege of attending the European Leadership Forum in Hungary. This is an outstanding event that seeks to connect ministries and leaders across the continent via various “networks” that meet during the forum, then stay in touch in between. The event was exceptionally well run. A few random thoughts as far as preaching is concerned: 1. Evangelical Christianity is intellectually very robust.
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Reflections on the European Leadership Forum (ELF)
Phila likes these structures (well, kind of) and so do I: [T]he special cladding system was installed on-site by forming foil-thin steel into structural shapes and then coating the inside with [CFC-free] spray foam insulation. The polished and crinkled steel not only provides windowsills and eaves but creates an interesting facade of fragmented reflections of sky, forest , and grass which gives the buildings a striking look that is entirely made up of their surroundings. The timber-framed sheds are split down the middle to accommodate a common entry and provide substantial daylighting and ventilation to the studios on either side
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Mind the Gyre
The most massive prayer movement in history is this Pentecost Sunday, May 31st — the Global Day of Prayer ! with registered prayer gatherings in every one of the earth’s 220 countries. Registered or not, Christians worldwide will lift their voices and hearts in prayer to our Almighty and Faithful God! As you pray, where ever you are, you will be joining prayers with millions of others from all around the world! The Global Day of Prayer Broadcast will be live in the USA on DIRECTV Channel 365 or on the web at http://www.god.tv/
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Global Day of Prayer May 31
W.B. Yeats , “Ephemera” ‘Your eyes that once were never weary of mine Are bowed in sorrow under pendulous lids, Because our love is waning.’ And then she: ‘Although our love is waning, let us stand By the long border of the lake once more, Together in that hour of gentleness When the poor tired child, Passion, falls asleep: How far away the stars seem, and how far Is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart!’ Pensive they paced along the faded leaves, While slowly he whose hand held hers replied: ‘Passion has often worn our wandering hearts.’ The woods were round them, and the yellow leaves Fell like faint meteors in the gloom, and once A rabbit old and lame limped down the path; Autumn was over him: and now they stood On the lone border of the lake once more: Turning, he saw that she had thrust dead leaves Gathered in silence, dewy as her eyes, In bosom and hair
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Poem of the Day: "Ephemera"
I’m currently in Denver, attending the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, where I presented a paper this morning on legal strategies for affecting corporate behavior, premised on the idea that corporations should be viewed as social and moral actors, and not just economic ones. One of the other speakers on the panel on which I presented, gave a paper addressing speculators – what we think about them and about how speculation in the market ought to be addressed. She suggested several possible reasons for why we have a reaction against speculators including that they lack long-term interest, they are not interested in the substance of the investment, but only care about their financial return, and they are only playing a game of arbitrage, with no substantive interest.
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Musings About Speculators
Observation does not work in haste. It takes time to keep looking at something and really see it. I’m told that you cannot get the best out of an art gallery by rushing around and taking mental snapshots (my default approach). I know that neither can you get the best out of a Bible passage from a quick glance. The problem is that we find triggers to move on. One trigger that often gets us, and therefore undermines our observation, is that we “find a message.” We look at the passage, see a superficial outline, and then move on to forming the message. In reality we would do well to continue observing the passage. For example, Colossians 4:2-6. When I first looked at that a few weeks ago, the structure was fairly obvious. Paul is asking the Colossians to keep on praying (verse 2), for Paul to have opportunities to speak the gospel (verses 3-4). Then Paul moves on to describe how their conduct should be toward outsiders (verses 5-6). The structure is simple and it preaches: pray for ministers, and interact well yourselves.
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