Author: DXO
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Integrity & John F. Burns
There is little more on this blue and green and dusty-fragile planet that I hold with more reverence than the words of John F. Burns. He is practically a religion to me. I’ve collected his text like an apostle stitching gospels together. I have wept more often than I’d like to admit, holding New York newsprint…
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Runoff Election Day, April 2015: We are in a Golden Age of Civic Engagement
It is axiomatic to say that it’s hard to recognize you are in a golden age while you are in one. Chicago: we are in a golden age of civic engagement. Treasure it, build it, please don’t let it go. Today is election day in Chicago. I strongly urge you to vote to retain our Mayor, Rahm…
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Technology, Equity, and Who’s Mayor
I read this article this morning, looking for myself, since I am in technology and I support the Mayor for re-election: “Can Chicago’s Tech Community Carry Rahm Emanuel To Victory?” I found lots of places and themes that are familiar to me (1871 as a hub for innovation, the growth in tech jobs, and the…
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Two Catholic Days
I have taught CCD for the last nine years. CCD stands for “Confraternity of Catholic Doctrine”. It’s where Catholic kids who go to public school get religion class and prepare for the sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. My time as a catechist has patterned after the religious education of my two children— I’ve taught as they’ve…
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Virgin Mary Salt Stain Shrine Remains a Thing
I believe whole-heartedly that this is a place where the Virgin Mary appeared in a salt stain. Why the hell wouldn’t I believe that? It’s easy.