Easter in Ordinary

Weekly, I post four articles that I found significant and a poem. Our lives are enriched by seeing better. Each week, one article comes from the world of photography, a discipline that is about seeing. Another article comes from the world of technology, hence seeing something of the future. Another article takes up an aspect of our life together, seeing more clearly the other. Another article refers to faith, seeing the unseen. Finally, the weekly post concludes with a poem, because poetry is about seeing words whose arrangement allows us to see anew. Here are four articles followed by a poem that I recommend for your weekend reading: Federal budget and data woes . This article, written by Jonathan Schwabish of the Urban Institute, explains in very calm tones something that has me very worried. We woefully under invest in the technological infrastructure for our federal government. We should be grateful that China has voluntarily "backed up" our data . Underneath the l...

Weekly, I will post four articles that I found significant, meaningful and a poem. Our lives are enriched by seeing better. One article likely will come from the world of photography, a discipline that is about seeing. Another article will come from the world of technology, hence seeing something of the future. Another article will take up some aspect of our life together, seeing more clearly the other. Another article will be directed to faith, seeing the unseen. Finally, the weekly post will conclude with a poem, because poetry is about seeing words whose arrangement allows us to see anew. In a week with King v. Burwell , Obergefell v. Hodges , funerals for the dead of Charleston, and Confederate flags, here are four articles and a poem for your consideration. " Laudato Si’ on Non-Human Animals: Three Hopeful Signs, Three Missed Opportunities ." The Catholic Moral Theology blog is a space shared by an interesting cross-section of younger Catholic moral theologians. Ch...