faith
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Good and When Moral Distress becomes Fatal
In this writers home state 21,000 people could lose medicaid services thanks to the new federal legislation. It can’t be that different in other states. Forget red state and blue state and lets just think in terms of dead or… Continue reading
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Good and What is Deeper than Opportunism?
Capitalism and the American system take heavy criticism for being opportunistic. Some of that criticism is profoundly merited and some slightly hypocritical. We all tend to love opportunity when it serves our cause. The legal system is being exploited and… Continue reading
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Good, Humility, Protest and the Performance of Life
Life is not a performance and we are not living in a movie. Rather in The Good Decision life is a gift and we are all enmeshed in a life experience that stretches back into deep history and portends forward… Continue reading
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Good, Despair, Hope and Faith All the Way Through
When outrage burns hot, despair in the cooling embers is often not far behind. Is it possible to talk about faith without hanging the word up in the tangles of religious debate? Short answer; yes. Richard Rohr says: “Faith is… Continue reading
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Good, and Falling through the Cracks
Where does one go when one “falls through the cracks”. This expression has been used by caregivers for decades to describe what happens to their children or elderly parents when for some reason the needs of their charges are not… Continue reading
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Good, Pope Francis and the Price of Caring
A lot will be written and said in the next few months about Pope Francis, his life, death, and work. In this writer’s less expansive world I was drawn to this man and his message simply because he seemed to… Continue reading
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Good, Easter and all the Stories
Stories have been told since the dawn of consciousness. Good stories are a healing force. Easter is one of the good stories linked to a new season carrying a truth that spreadsheets, white papers and formulas can’t reach. What ever… Continue reading
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Good Grief, Good Guilt, and Good Friday
Tomorrow is called Good Friday in the tradition I was raised. As I child I was exposed repeatedly to the Catholic “Stations of the Cross” which, for those of other persuasions, is a ritualized service commemorating the Passion of Jesus. … Continue reading
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Good and Dignity, the 7th, Last, and Bannister of All the Next Democracy’s Virtues
You need go no further than the dictionary get a grasp on the radical meaning of dignity but I think I like Wikipedia’s treatment of the word serves best; Dignity is the right of a person to be valued and respected for their own… Continue reading
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Good, the Young, the Earth, and Hopes Hiding Place
If you have ever been in a fender bender car accident, you know at the sound of the crunch the present moment is already the second casualty. Red and blue lights form to fill out the changed ambiance, and strange… Continue reading
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