Cross Currents

Merry Christmas…or is it?Much of learning is about hope and momentum. What happens when neither exists?

Arrupe Virtual Learning Institute (AVLI) has been informed that its petition to join the Rome Call for AI Ethics has been officially accepted.

To describe it in math terms, truth is both a constant and a variable. This has always been the case, but as the world gets smaller and influences magnify, the sheer volume of things we are expected to negotiate requires a much higher threshold of reasoning.

In my last post to CrossCurrents , I began the task of unpacking a way of considering big life issues by seeking truth in the small...

“You know what truth is? It’s some crazy thing my neighbor believes. If I want to make friends with him, I ask him what he believes. He tells me, and I say, ‘Yeah, yeah – ain’t it the truth.’” Fictitious character Rabo Karabekian from Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions  (1973) With this post, I’m afraid I am heading back down the rabbit hole.  My initial intention was to write a tidy, concise article about the need to intentionally teach and practice discernment as a prac

Each year as Holy Week approaches, I pick a particular character from the Passion narrative and I walk through the week’s events...

When I wrote the following last week, it was intended for a different audience, and my plan was to adapt a second piece specifically...

During an exchange with an east coast friend about my most recent CrossCurrents post on agape-love , he referenced a beautiful...

I was saddened by the recent passing of Jimmy Carter. I’m not smart enough to provide commentary on his merits as a President, but few...