Br. Steve | August 24, 2011
Right now there is an ongoing two week protest in front of the White House opposing a proposed oil pipeline that opponents describe as North America’s largest Carbon Bomb. The Keystone XL Pipeline, if approved, would stretch 1700 miles from Hardisty, Alberta to Nederland, Texas. In the process it will cross thousands of acres of [...]
Category: Environmental Justice |
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Tags: alberta's tar sands, climate change, crude oil, diluted bitumen, global climate change, james hansen, keystone xl pipeline, oil sands, tar sands, white house
Br. Steve | August 11, 2011
This has been a pet peeve of mine for quite a while and one worth addressing in the current climate of militarism and and a misunderstood sense of patriotism. The issue is simply this: Too many people refer to the President of the U.S. as the Commander in Chief of the United States of America. [...]
Category: U.S. Life and Society, War, Peace, and Military |
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Tags: commander in chief, seperation of powers, u.s. armed forces, u.s. congress, u.s. constitution, u.s. president
Br. Steve | August 11, 2011
An article I wrote on an immigration rally I participated in several weeks ago was published today in my provincial newsletter. From the article: On July 26, Jacek Orzechowski, OFM, Erick López, OFM, and [Stephen DeWitt, OFM] joined hundreds of others to support the rights of immigrants at a rally in Lafayette Park, in front [...]
Category: Franciscan, Immigration Reform |
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Tags: franciscan friars, holy name province, immigration reform
Br. Steve | August 10, 2011
I realize that it has been an incredibly long time since I have updated this site and for that I am sorry. My summer has been extremely busy and I have been traveling extensively. I now settled back in the U.S, however, and intend to refocus on this site. In new developments relevant to my [...]
Category: General |
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