Tag Archives: politics

Power and Climate

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Pope Francis told oil company executives what he thinks about clean energy, climate change and social justice. What he said reminded me of London’s pea soup fog, horses, smog and why we have environmental laws. I’ve seen several published reactions … Continue reading →

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Mass Murder: No Fast Fix

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

This year’s Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day were the same day. Folks exchanged greeting cards. Many got their foreheads marked with ashes. And 17 were killed at a high school. Someone’s already called last Wednesday’s mass murder the ‘Valentine’s Day … Continue reading →

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“Imagine All the People”

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Someone’s ‘Tweet’ about sin and how someone else responded showed up in my Twitter feed Sunday. I noticed an unusually goofy item in my Google news feed that evening. Instead of expressing outrage and (self?)-righteous indignation over either or both, … Continue reading →

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Daylight Saving Time: A Modest Proposal

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Perhaps I should remember my station, and be respectfully silent before the weekend’s mighty display of power and glory. I am, after all, but one of those who live neither in the Northeast megalopolis nor the shining lands of San … Continue reading →

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