Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
I appreciate the “Franciscan pause”, to then follow up with a clarifying question “What did you mean when you said X?” making sure that the tone I use is NOT accusatory or criticizing, rather curious. The key recommendation and change I seek to...
Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
The best new tips I have learned during this Lent, which I hope will help me be a RE-humanizer: judge actions when I must (for example, to stand against injustice or violence) but do not judge people. I might deem an action to be dangerous, inhuman, or even evil...
Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have compassion on all of creation as you consider the ‘other’ as a mirror onto one self. jeremiah ofs
Apr 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
I have enjoyed the opportunity to reflect on my speech during Lent thanks to this event and the follow up. Although I try to practice it, I am renewed in my commitment to T.H.I.N.K. having printed out the acronym and its meaning. I also very much enjoyed Cardinal...
Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
I had a recent conversation with a friend who felt de-humanized. She identifies as a person of color and felt dismissed, unappreciated by someone she felt “should know better.” I did not agree or disagree with her views on whether she had been dismissed...
Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
So….the person I’ve been trying to rehumanize for the last few weeks is….Vladimir Putin. This has been REALLY hard. Now don’t get me wrong. I object in the strongest possible terms to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and especially to the extreme...
