A new homeless shelter for single men slated to open in Valparaiso in the fall will offer a host of other services, including serving as a warming and cooling center in inclement weather and providing social services to those who need them, as well as taking the place of the overnight shelter that has been rotating at various churches. The city of Valparaiso donated .8 acres on Don Hovey Drive .
James Alison is a Catholic theologian, priest, and author who has written on issues of polarization, reconciliation, and LGBTQ people. He has studied, lived and worked in Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Spain, the United States, and his native England. He earned his doctorate in theology from the Jesuit Faculty in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 1994 and is a systematic theologian by training. He is the author of several books, including <i>Knowing Jesus, Raising Abel, The Joy of Being Wrong, Faith Beyond Resentment: Fragments Catholic and Gay, On Being Liked, Undergoing God, Broken Hearts</i> and <i>New Creations: Intimations of a Great Reversal</i>. His most recent book, <i>Jesus the Forgiving Victim: Listening for the Unheard Voice,</i> follows the insight into desire from French thinker René Girard. He serves as a Fellow and Chair of the Education Committee at IMITATIO, an organization focusing on René Girard’s insights into mimetic desire.<br/&
Twinkling through the night, 3000 luminaries filled the well-traveled corner of Imperial Avenue and Ross in El Centro, California, a solemn reminder of the lives of 3,000 unborn humans lost
(Richmond, IN) A major new development is coming to U.S. 40 at the state line. The Uranus Fudge Factory and General Store has announced on its social media page that it is finalizing the purch.
Now in its 15th year, the SoundOut festival of experimental and improvised music is seen by its founder, Canberra sax and clarinet player, Richard Johnson, as a “gateway, exploratory music-art event", reports HELEN MUSA.