Lessons learned in mission land USA
Many years ago as a young man born and raised in Baltimore, I spent a very different week getting a taste of life in Appalachia. The opportunity to travel from Continue Reading
Românii Greco-Catolici Americani și Marea Unire de la 1918
Instaurarea dualismului austro-ungar în anul 1867 şi trecerea Transilvaniei direct sub guvernare maghiară a însemnat o grea lovitură pentru românii transilvăneni. Au început să apară legi care vizau maghiarizarea românilor Continue Reading
The courageous witness of Saints Oscar Romero and Paul VI
Two very different men, facing different sets of dire challenges with prophetic courage, faithfully journeyed along two different paths to the same destination: sainthood! Who would have predicted it? Who Continue Reading
“God has a bigger plan for me!” (Catalin Chindea’s faith story)
Catalin Chindea’s faith journey began in Romania. Born in Alba Iulia and raised there until he was 13, Catalin emigrated with his mother and sister to the United States in Continue Reading
From ‘Please’ to ‘Thank You’
I once had a friend — more of an acquaintance, really. We had only met on a couple of occasions, but we got to know each other through a common interest in peacemaking and, in particular, Continue Reading
Creating a Culture of Protection and Healing in Our Church
The Development of High-Reliability Organization As a nurse I have worked for years in developing cultures of safety. Actually, the pioneering high reliable organizations started within the airline, nuclear power Continue Reading
Spiritual vigor in the quest for health
The theme of “war and peace” accurately defines the clinical environment, namely the contemporary hospital, which has become more technologically developed, aggressive, and more engaged in the struggle with the Continue Reading
Free Beer Tomorrow (how to welcome death in peace)
Many years ago, I saw in a bar a banner that said: “Free beer, tomorrow!” I remember someone asking the bartender, more jokingly, than seriously, how many people got the Continue Reading
Active Nonviolence: rediscovering a central teaching of Jesus
“But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. “To the Continue Reading
