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Reflections from the February Bartimaeus Institute

Thoughts from Kyle Vickers - Toronto, Canada -

 

The Bartimaeus Institut

Remembering Gandhi on the Anniversary of his Assassination by Art Laffin

Art Laffin (artlaffin@hotmail.com) is a member of Dorothy Day Catholic Worker in Wash.

In Occupy Movement, religion and politics mix by Collin Tong

In the days following the ugly confrontation between Occupy movement protesters and Seattle Police in downtown Seattle on Nov. 14, images of an 84-year-old woman and Seattle clergyman covered with pepper spray went viral. The Seattle pastor, Rev.

"God Saw" A reflection by Julia Baker BCM Intern and Abundant Table Intern

I think about the word good a lot. In my 22 years of life, I’ve struggled deeply with perfectionist tendencies in different areas of life. It has caused me to be gripped with the fear filled cycling voices of “you’re not good enough Julia.” I’ve had to do pretty constant work to lessen that fear-based living, to unburden, to remind myself I am loved simply because I am.

The Immigrant Days of Christmas - A Reflection by Chris Hoke

Right now my friend Estuardo is probably crouching in the dark somewhere in the desert along the Mexican border. At the same time my wife and I hang electric Christmas lights on our tree, get out our nativity sets, and read familiar illustrated books about the stars in the sky above the shepherds.

Occupy Reflections by Rev. Russell Daye

Note:  In the last few weeks we’ve seen several prominent cases (e.g.

When the White House Calls to Say 'Okay, You Win' by Rose Marie Berger

This is what "good news" sounds like! It didn’t take long – after news broke this afternoon that President Obama had indefinitely kiboshed the climate-killer Keystone XL pipeline – for my phone to ring.

"Hi Rose, I’m calling from White House on behalf of President Obama.

New Publications

 

· Widening the Circle: Experiments in Christian

More the Enough: A sermon by Russ Powell

   “More than Enough”

A Sermon Preached by Russell Powell (BCM Summer 2011 Intern)

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