Dave Buerstetta on striving to do justice and love others while walking humbly with God
It's noon on Valentine's Day. It's time to dance and break the chains! If I could be, I would be downtown dancing with Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) or War Chest Boutique: Naperville to join in with 1 Billion Rising. UPDATE: Check out pictures from CAASE's rising in Daley Plaza. A friend who works …
Continue reading ‘Break the Chains…Women Are Not Possessions’
As I wrote on Thursday afternoon, word broke of yet another shooting at a school. This time a 14-year-old was shot at a middle school in Atlanta, Georgia. According to police, the suspect is in custody and the wounded student is “alert.” Both suspect and victim are students at the middle school. This shooting occurred: …
I know there much more important issues to cover: protecting SNAP and other programs vital to caring for poor and hungry people in any fiscal cliff deal; raising our voices to destigmatize mental health care; drowning out the NRA's insanity with petitions, letters, posts, conversations, and every other way we can; continuing to care for …
In my list of favorite things from the election I mentioned victories for women (most notably, the defeat of the heinous and vile rape apologists). Something I inexcusably left off that list: all the victories by women. To wit: 77 women now in the U.S. House of Representatives, a record (and possible another depending on …
"Love and charity and duty and patriotism." It's no surprise I was thrilled that President Obama won re-election. It should go without saying that he is by no means perfect. I disagree with some of his policies. Most notably: drone strikes, warrant-less wiretapping, and not closing Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Those things need to change. …
Continue reading A few of my favorite things from the election
I was thrilled that we had a full room watching The Line last week. Plenty of discussion going on in small groups afterwards, too. After the small group discussion time, I asked for people willing to share some of what they discussed regarding three questions: What in the film surprised you? What did you learn …
Continue reading “I’m not just sitting back waiting for somebody to hand me something.”
I'm sure you've seen this by now, but this is too funny not to share. Plus, I imagine it is the one and only pro-Romney message I can endorse. Happy Halloween!
I love my wife. I love our daughter. I love my mom. I love my aunts. I love my cousins. I love my sisters-in-law. I love our niece. I loved my grandma. I love my friends. I love my parishioners. I love my neighbors. I love the scores and scores of teachers, doctors, clerks, nurses, …
“If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,’ and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that?” It was just a few weeks ago that we read in worship those …
As I wrote a couple weeks ago, tonight you can watch the world premiere of (what promises to be) a terrific, important and compelling movie: The Line. I threw in that parenthetical qualifier because, of course, I haven't actually seen the film. Hence the "world premiere" part. 🙂 But I absolutely expect The Line to …
All That I Can't Leave Unsaid 