Been on a bit of Jesus thing lately. Thinking about religion, considering the role it plays in our understandings of the world, its function as an ethical code, a yearning for something more, a mark of community boundaries and so on. And generally considering the importance that religious symbols and religious communities have had at [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Community’
Religiously-Speaking
Posted in Misc., Political Stuff, Relationships, tagged Catholicism, Childhood, Community, Family, Identity, Parenting, Personal, Relationships on March 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Comrades and Not
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Community, Resistance, The Left on July 13, 2010 | 30 Comments »
I haven’t posted here for some time – not because there is nothing to say, but simply because I’ve been busy and mostly concentrating my energies on local community-building projects. I’ve said nothing here about police repression at the G20/ G8, about the latest from Israel, the attacks on Libby Davies for her comments and [...]
Indulging
Posted in Misc., tagged Community, Personal on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Off to the island for a visit with Meg’s family this weekend, so no more posting for me til next week, and no time for much of anything substantial right now. But that’s just as well. Been thinking so much about political debates these last few days that I am happy for a weekend away [...]
Activism and Demoralization
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Community, Personal, Resistance, The Left on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For as long as I can remember, I have been surrounded by activism. My folks were radical catholics, tied close to social movements in Latin America and the Philippines that based their anti-capitalist ethos in Christian ideals of equality, service, love. Christian, yes. But radical, no doubt. Indeed, though here in the North American context [...]
Community of Books
Posted in Political Stuff, Reading and Writing, tagged Community, Reading and Writing on September 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It is no secret that Meg and I are big on books, and that we try to make it a regular practice to read to one another. In the past, it’s been poems shared, as we take turns picking randomly from the many poetry books on the shelf. Lately, we’ve moved onto fiction, with Meg [...]
Positivity
Posted in Misc., Relationships, tagged Community, Relationships on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve had a couple of days of anxiety. Well, more like a couple of weeks. It’s the house stuff, largely, but periodically, too I get waves of images and thoughts in my head that I’d rather not have, and that can bring me down. Not obsessive, which is good. Not overwhelming, which is good. More [...]
