Green Junction Tackling the coronavirus pandemic has been a worldwide challenge and, at this time, has led to over 4 million deaths around the globe, over 612,000 in the US alone. In comparison, the deadly H1N1 virus that ravaged the world as the “Spanish flu” from 1918 to 1920 led to an estimated 50 million... Continue Reading →
You Are Church
Two creative movements in the Catholic Church became instrumental in leading up to Vatican II. The New Theology Movement of France and the Catholic Action Movement. A driving force in both movements in the United States was Louis J Putz CSC. As a student, Louis was inspired by Teilhard, Congar, de Lubac, Jean Danielou, Cardinal Suhard as... Continue Reading →
GREEN JUNCTION: Seize the opportunity to enact and support climate change. BY JULIE PELLER PH.D
To escape intense heat during the heatwave in Oregon, at least 100 baby hawks purposefully plunged as much as 60 feet to the ground. The Blue Mountain Wildlife rehabilitation center had never seen this before, according to its director. Smoke from the extreme west coast wildfires made its way across the United States, prompting numerous... Continue Reading →
Autonomous Technology: “The pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness.”
Autonomous Technology: "The pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness." The Art of Humane Technology: Dose understanding History/Culture/Politics teach us about patterns, social change, and the meaning of life in the age of autonomous technologies? Will autonomous technologies bring us one step closer to a Re-Enchanting Society? How does technology change our lives on the one... Continue Reading →
Thoughts I am pondering this week
Did humans evolve with a purpose, or are we merely accidents? I think both Democrats and Republicans need to ponder this question as they "make sausage" or that matter create stalemates —an understanding of what it means to be human and the difference it makes. Vatican II laid out a roadmap for the Church in... Continue Reading →
Contemplation and Reclaiming Real Conversations.
During this period of Covid, lockdowns, and working remotely, many human beings experienced for the first time a true sense of what it feels like to be valuable and worthwhile to others and self. The challenge during this period was understanding what prevents us from sliding into deceptiveness and dishonesty about those feelings. This period... Continue Reading →
Green Junction: We don’t hear much about nitrogen pollution by Julie Peller Ph.D.
We do not hear much about nitrogen pollution, but it poses a serious global problem. While nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere and extremely stable, human activities have converted nitrogen to reactive forms. The natural conversions of nitrogen occur by biological nitrogen fixation, biomass burning and lightning. Over 100 years ago, an... Continue Reading →
You are the Church
"Economic justice and equality are, in principle, akin to political justice and equality. To understand this is to understand how economic and political democracy involves parallel institutions." ~ Mortimer J. Adler "This is our destiny, to do the best and the greatest that is now to be done." ~Isaac Hecker And with these two thoughts/quotes in... Continue Reading →
Innovate ~ Educate ~ Collaborate 