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...
Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
I can make sure I vote in any election taking place and contribute to a respectful positive environment through my own presence and actions, by for example thanking the poll workers for being there and greeting other community members who have gone to vote. I could...
Apr 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
On the subject of how to find out about political violence in my community, certainly there was plenty of it here in Washington DC in 2020-early 2021. That was a scary time, a bit nightmarish really, with small groups of armed people operating on the margins of...
Apr 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
The more I think about dehumanization/rehumanization, the more I hear other people talking about it! Two things to share: –In a March 28 event at the Georgetown Center for Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, David Brooks (pictured) said this: “How do...
