Br. Steve | August 30, 2010
Just a quick note about my photos from this weekend: the internet is down in the friary( I posted my last update from my IPod at school) so I don’t know when I can get the photos up. I will try to do so from my Ipod if I have time. Peace.
Br. Steve | August 29, 2010
I was in the rainforest this weekend. I cannot even begin to describe how beautiful it was or how heavy the humidity was. This weekend I spent two days visiting a region of Bolivia known as the Chapare. The Chapare is interesting both because it is the western edge of the Amazon rainforest, but also [...]
Br. Steve | August 26, 2010
I just read a great homily by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton on last Sunday’s readings. He makes a great connection between the readings and the current fervor over the so-called “Ground Zero” Mosque. His point is that Jesus did not come to preach personal salvation but to preach the redemption of the entire world. As such, [...]
Br. Steve | August 24, 2010
I have added to new links to the lists on the side. The first is a link to the Andean Information Network’s Blog, mentioned in my last post. The second is to Znet’s Bolivian information page. Both sites are in English.
Br. Steve | August 24, 2010
Once again friends, apologies for the lateness of this post, I know is has been a long time. The internet connection in the friary here has been very bad for the last week and I have had trouble getting online at all. I dislike taking my computer to school for safety reasons and the computers [...]
Br. Steve | August 19, 2010
Sorry for the lack of posting. I was ill last week and have been catching up this week. I should have a substantive post later today or tomorrow. Until then here is a short poem I wrote earlier this week. Mountains in the distance, Palm trees in the street, Beauty all around me, Suffering in [...]
Br. Steve | August 7, 2010
As promised my photos from the celebration of the feast of the Virgen de Copacobana.
Br. Steve | August 7, 2010
Hello everybody, sorry it has been so long since I have updated this site. I find myself getting busier and busier every week, but this seems like a good thing so I can’t complain. Yesterday marked the end of one month of classes, although we didn’t have classes. Yesterday was Bolivian Independence Day and we [...]
Br. Steve | August 2, 2010
I have added a new blog to the list at the right, The Democracy Center’s Blog from Bolivia. This is an excellent English language source for information on life here in Bolivia and local social justice issues . It is one of my daily reads. Their current post on child labor in Bolivia, including some [...]
