We continue with our look at the system, and whether or not we participate. Capitalism has encouraged Lay’s to develop over 200 flavors of potato chips. But capitalism is also responsible for child labor, environmental destruction, corrupt political systems, deep concentrations of wealth and power, poverty, early death, and unimaginable greed. We came across a […]
Category: Heros
No. Honoring Bishop Mariann Budde As is the WLBOTT Way, we like to honor our heroes by publishing the current lunch menu at their high school alma mater. She grew up in the Flanders section of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, attending West Morris Mount Olive High School. – Wikipedia Mount Olive High School is […]
No. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. -Romans 12:15-16 So why would anyone claim that Empathy is a Sin? Let us […]
While I agree there’s a social maturity required in expressing irreverence through appropriate channels, the Church is missing out on a deep authenticity of the human experience if we continue to fear irreverence instead of finding beauty in it. – Cindy Brandt, writing in Sojourners The Unvirtuous Abbey is a satirical online community that blends […]
Today we wish to honor a special person, Mark Tremont. Our condolences go out to Mr. Tremont’s family, friends, KM and the entire ENGin family. From the ENGin Facebook page: From Mark Tremont’s obituary: We would like to share some still images from Ukrainian filmmaker Yana Lagoda‘s story of Mark and his wife Jean.
I find Almitra, the seeress in Khalil Gibran’s masterpiece The Prophet, to be a fascinating character. And there came out of the sanctuary a woman whose name was Almitra.And she was a seeress.And he looked upon her with exceeding tenderness, for it was she who had first sought and believed in him when he had […]
America: Equal justice for all, etc., etc., etc. So, knowing that we’ll get a pass on our first 34 felonies, the concept of felonies is starting to burn a hole our pocket (i.e. arson). Equal justice for all, and so on and so forth. Since (according to our supreme court) WLBOTT is legally a person, […]
[Part I of an ongoing series on the musician Wendy Carlos] During a recent staff meeting, we realized that we all shared a fascination with the work of Wendy Carlos, and were enthusiastic to look into her life, her work, and her influences. Veil of Orpheus As faithful readers of WLBOTT will recall, we’ve talked […]
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The Women of the Fields
Today we celebrate the dignity of labor – The Women of the Fields. The GleanersThe Gleaners (Des glaneuses) is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet completed in 1857. It is held in the Musée d’Orsay, in Paris. It depicts three peasant women gleaning a field of stray stalks of wheat after the harvest. The painting […]
Shawn Phillips is a wise man, and today he posted these thoughts on the New Year. From his Facebook post: But I’m not alone on this earth so fairThere’s something else beside me hereSomething keeps me ever looking forwardAnd it’s brighter than the sunlightAnd it’s purer than the moonlightAnd it’s drawing me toward itLike a […]