Save the Carrizo Plain!

The Carrizo Plain may not be the rugged Calif. coastline nor beautiful beaches, nor the glorious Sierra Nevada mountains or Yosemite. The...

Wes Howard-Brook on the Religion of Empire vs. the Religion of Creation in the Bible and Beyond

“We need not only to exit empire (superpower), we need to exit the idea of empire.” The saying is as right-on as it is difficult to do....

Mixed News at King Rally

Some 30 brave souls rallied for “Medicare for All” in front of Non-Representative Steve King’s Sioux City, IA, office in cold, drizzly...

A Bit of Encouragement from the Red Mid-West

No small excitement here in Sioux City, IA, where the newly-formed Progressive Women organized a Tax Day march. Iowa, once a blue state...

Centro Cultural Daniel Swanson

"There are men who fight one day and are good. There are others who fight one year and are better. There are some who fight many years...

A World Famous Prayer Opposes Superpowers, Urges Jubilee Living

If you’ve ever said the words of the “Our Father” or “Lord’s Prayer,” you’ve prayed for Jubilee—possibly without knowing you were doing...

Richard Rohr Brings Us Closer to Nature and to Our "True Selves" by Joining Contemplation

In the past several decades, Richard Rohr, a priest in the Franciscan order, has helped so many of us change our picture of who we humans...

Muslim Support Rally

Yet Even More Encouraging News from Central Coast Calif. Last night several hundred people gathered at Mission San Luis Obispo Plaza....

Women's March Central Coast Calif.

Even More Encouraging News from Central Coast Calif. I felt moments of true delight as we moved in the river of thousands of people –...

There's a Better Way to Understand Isaiah than to Think He Predicted Jesus

(Note: This blog is posted on the first Sunday of Advent 2016. May the season bring us to think deeply about living the Earth-size...

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