Kelly Rae Kraemer: "I Am Not 'War-Weary,' I'm Angry, Sick, and Hungry for Peace"

Kelly Rae Kraemer, who teaches Peace Studies at College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, writing at Common Dreams:

Kiva, Strathmore, Opus Dei: Mr. Ndehi, Kenyan Opus Dei High School Grad, Keeps on Keeping On with the Homophobic Slurs

SNAP Calls on Little Rock Catholic Bishop to Publicize Forthcoming Court Hearings about Abuse Cases at Local High School

As a new work week begins, I'd like to take note of something happening in my own backyard: as this recent press statement from Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) states, SNAP is calling on the Catholic bishop of Little Rock, Anthony Taylor, to make a public notice of two impending court hearings involving employees of a Catholic school in Little Rock, Mount St. Mary high school, which is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy.

Two Feathers, Earth and Sky Mingled: Notes from a Book-Signing Event

Dear Friends,

I'm a bit tired this weekend, and taking a short breather. Friday evening, the University of Arkansas Medical School library generously hosted a book-signing for my book Fiat Flux: The Writings of Wilson R. Bachelor, Nineteenth-Century Country Doctor and Philosopher. The event was well-attended, and I took such pleasure in meeting new family members and seeing quite a few friends who kindly came to the event.

More on NALT Project: "Call to Arms for Christians Who Want to Take Back Their Faith from the Religious Right"

Disappearance and Re-Emergence of Discourse of Sodomy: A Catholic Contribution to Culture-War Rhetoric vs. Gays?

Lately, we've discussed the casual and still-permitted use of taunts like the word "sodomite" in discussion threads at Catholic blog sites (see, e.g., here and here). We've also noted Huffington Post's new policy requiring all contributors to discussions at that site to register with proof of their identity, in order to cut down on the toxic discourse that, according to HuffPo moderators, has burgeoned there of late and in discussion threads all over the internet (see here and here).

Richard Sipe on Culture of clerical Narcissism, Eugene Kennedy on Francis and Mount Hierarchicus, Joan Chittister on Mary and Women Religious

Frank Douglas has uploaded an important article to his Voice from the Desert website. It's a well-documented multi-part study entitled "Spirituality and the Culture of Narcissism," by A.W. Richard Sipe, Marianne Benkert, and Thomas P. Doyle. This morning, I'd like to take note of part one of the essay, Richard Sipe's "The Clerical Sub-Culture." (I plan to comment on the rest of the parts of the essay down the road.)