Tag Archives: poverty

The call of the dream; yes, another call to break the map and the mold and elect Bernie

Posted on May 16, 2016 by silviantonia

This world is now the blood in my veins How can blood sleep? It has to pump through… My veins dance burning with the blood of madness The final laughter of the Magician. – Jalal-ud-Din Rumi Yesterday we had an … Continue reading →

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Telling the truth is an honorable act: it is not “bashing”

Posted on March 20, 2016 by silviantonia

“More and more I feel that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively than have the people of good will. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions … Continue reading →

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El día internacional de la mujer/ International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2016 by silviantonia

El día internacional de la mujer se celebra a través del mundo, si bien poca gente en los Estados Unidos lo conoce o celebra. Conmemoramos, entre otras cosas, la muerte de más de 146 obreras jóvenes en el fatídico fuego … Continue reading →

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Bernie or Bust, an explanation for whatever friends I have left in this election

Posted on March 3, 2016 by silviantonia

I am doing my nightly crying bit by watching our fan-created, Bernie Sanders videos, from people like us, people who suffer and who have lost friends and family, and who have seen people deported just because, and people who die … Continue reading →

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Empathy and compassion

Posted on February 4, 2016 by silviantonia

Yesterday I went to bring papers to the widow I have been helping.  After twenty-nine years of marriage to an abusive husband, a marriage in which she stayed in obedience to her marriage vows, as she is a fervent Catholic, … Continue reading →

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Homily: A Time to Be Transfigured

Posted on March 4, 2015 by silviantonia

“It’s a question of discipline,” the little prince told me later on. “When you’ve finished washing and dressing each morning, you must tend your planet.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943. Today in the Christian calendar is the Second … Continue reading →

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Homily: A time to break the silence

Posted on February 24, 2015 by silviantonia

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. – Edmund Burke Today in the Christian calendar is the First Sunday in Lent. The Christian Church is speaking about sin, about repentance, about reconciliation. … Continue reading →

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So it isn’t only poetry, sue me…

Posted on July 28, 2013 by silviantonia

Read at your own peril, Part I I posted this on another blog; it was one of the activities I shared with my then sweetheart, who later became my husband, and who delivered food twice a week to people who … Continue reading →

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