I always remember my first visit to the then-brand new Newseum in Arlington VA. It was sometime in the late 90s, and I happened to be at the right place at the right time to catch a shuttle to the new, and then free, Museum to print and visual media. A prominent quote, there, was […]
Post directly related to the following: here It’s nearing a week since the horrific massacre in Tucson. Most everyone has weighed in – predictably one way, or the other, cleverly supporting their own bias by carefully groomed and manicured statements. What is clear to me is this: it will be impossible to establish direct cause […]
Today several of us will gather at the bridge which connects Loring Park and the Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis for the 3:53 p.m. CST ringing of the bells for Haiti. Up to date details about Bells for Haiti are here. Here is a song, sent via Ezili Danto of Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network a couple […]
One year ago today – it was Sunday, January 10, 2010 at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis MN – I was privileged to hear one of the most powerful messages for justice I have ever heard. The event is described in a blog post I did at the time. You can access it […]
Give 35 seconds for Haiti, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 4:53 p.m. (Haiti, Eastern time). One of my earliest blog posts was this one on April 16, 2009, celebrating a stunning performance by unknown Susan Boyle at Britain’s Got Talent. (The original video referenced in the blog is no longer available. The same video appears to be […]
January 2 I was going through a box of old papers and came across a somewhat ragged green high school folder kept by my first wife, Barbara. Leafing through the contents I came across an envelope whose cover and contents need no embellishment (click on the photo to enlarge it). I don’t know the history […]
It was on a Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, that my Uncle, Frank Peter Bernard, was killed on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor HI. Each December 7 I remember that day, and indeed, am reminded of that day, as the iconic film clip of the Arizona being hit by the bomb is shown. Dec. […]
Last night, New Years Eve, we had the final Christmas gathering of a few family members who’d missed the earlier get-together. When they left for home, the 2010 Christmas season was officially concluded, and New Years Eve was winding down to the New Year. I suppose it was about the stroke of midnight in Iceland, […]
This year the last day of the year coincides with the last day of the traditional American workweek. Rather than muse about this or that, I simply took a look back in history to see the previous December 31sts which occurred on a Friday. You can easily do this by looking at the perpetual calendar. […]
We attended Christmas morning Mass at Minneapolis’ Basilica of St. Mary, where the celebrant was Archbishop John Nienstedt of the Diocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis. The Archbishop’s homily was on the theme of the importance of words: “what’s in a word”. I was particularly struck by a story he related at the end of his sermon. […]