21st century obligations…..

A few posts ago, I mentioned my friend Terry, and promised I would say more soon. Terry and I have been friends since we were in seventh grade, and she has a long and enthralling resume that mostly revolves around progressive politics and social entrepreneurship. Right now she’s running a consulting firm from Sierra Vista …

Life, Liberty and Property? Well, maybe…..

One of my favorite works of U.S. Catholic history is John McGreevy’s book Parish Boundaries, in which McGreevy argues that racial conflicts in the urban industrial north were quite pitched in Catholic neighborhoods–conflict over neighborhood integration more than anything else. McGreevy traces these struggles over the neighborhood back to a high rate of Catholic home …

Bestsellers

I don’t usually read much that ends up on the bestseller lists, but my friend Terry (more about Terry soon) was reading the Kite Runner the last time I saw her. And, I had the book on my shelf from one of those “buy two off the table get one free” at B&N, so I …

Finally, prints

Okay, so I’ve been in a picture taking slump for the last year or so. I’ve lived in Virginia for exactly one year and one week, and I’ve taken exactly four rolls of film–two b&w, and two c-41. That’s totally cold turkey for me. But, this going to work everyday thing, it does cramp my …