The soul in Dave Brubeck’s jazz
Jazz great Dave Brubeck died yesterday, a day before his 92nd birthday. Along with much of the rest of the world, I was a fan. I have a sizeable record collection and found you could hardly go wrong...
View ArticleThe late Rev. Fred Rogers fills his pastoral role, once again
During the past few days, how many of you have either (a) seen this picture and the following quotation on Facebook or (b) have received an email with a URL that points you toward this material? The...
View ArticleI’ve been named a PBS reporter!
This story came to my attention via the great, seemingly omnipresent Rocco Palmo, who tweeted out: PBS “report” declares Womenpriests as “Catholic priests”: http://to.pbs.org/V2y2BB On a related note,...
View ArticleAt Obama inauguration, not all religion is biblical
Yesterday was a big day for the country, with the second inauguration of President Barack H. Obama. The president gave a very important speech and the media are, excitedly, poring over it. But how were...
View ArticlePBS: Understanding Syria (minus any nasty religion stuff)
So here we go again. This weekend I mentioned an online explainer piece served up by The Washington Post that pointed readers toward essential Twitter feeds linked to the civil war in Syria. The...
View ArticlePropaganda vs. journalism in PBS Catholic abuse coverage
Good Episcopalian that I am, I am ready to believe the worst about the Catholic Church. Perhaps it was my upbringing, the culture in which I was formed, the schools where I was educated, my crowd. But...
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