There’s been a great deal of conversation in the media lately about the horrendous privacy policies of Facebook. Whether or not this is a worthy subject for so much consideration, it is true that more and more people are connecting through social networking sites, creating virtual versions of themselves through which to access the world.
I've always been a lover of books, though I read dreadfully slowly. But books have always been a source of grace for me, a place where my mind and my heart are expanded. So I thought I would share with all of you a few of the books that have most shaped me.
Check out the video below that shows how the Episcopal Bishop of Haiti and his priests are responding to the earthquake. There is some genuinely saintly work being done by brave Christians in the midst of this tragedy.
"In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be called a paradox. There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road.
Is it possible that Joel Osteen and T. D. Jakes caused the housing crisis that lead to last fall's economic collapse? Well, maybe they didn't cause it, but they very well may have contributed to it, according to this article by Hanna Rosin in the newest issue of The Atlantic.
This morning we formally kicked off the Advent Conspiracy campaign in church with the first of what will be five sermons about the campaign. More information about Advent Conspiracy at Holy Comforter can be found here.
There's been a bit of a frenzy lately in the religious press about a meetingthat took placeon September 18 between Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev.
I've been re-reading Saint Athanasius' "On the Incarnation," one of the most beautifully written, straight-forward volumes of teaching in the history of the Christian Church. It's straight forward, and yet I struggle with it. My mind wanders. It's hard to keep still.
This video was too good not to post. It cuts right to the heart of what makes conversation about the truth of the gospel so very difficult in our society today.
Take a look at this article in the London Times today about a court case in New York that forced Google to reveal the name of an anonymous blogger. The blogger is now suing Google for invasion of her privacy.
It's a fair question. In this age of too much or too little information, blogs are fast becoming obsolete. Why read a long blog post when you can read a 140 character twitter instead? Or a text message? Or, if you're someone who feels that these technologies have dumbed us down and damaged our literacy, then why not just read a book?
