Tagged - Living City August-September 2014
August 5, 100 years ago: the first traffic light
September 8, 350 years ago: New Amsterdam was renamed New York
August 2014 Articles Archive
A passion for ecumenism
Awardee Rev. John Armstrong and other panelists discuss faith in action and keeping the doors open to dialogue
I almost quit
When it came to cooking for my sister’s graduation party, asking myself what my mom would have done if she were still here gave me the strength I needed
Beyond a just sentence
What law school doesn’t prepare lawyers for is dealing with mental illness in court. Judge David Shaheed shares about his search for alternative solutions.
Surprise hidden in apples and figs
Fresh homegrown fruit inspired this dessert I served at an evening to catch up with our friend
Reaching collective redemption
How does punishment fit in to giving people a “70 times 7” chance to begin again? A lawyer’s perspective on faith and restorative justice.
Letting go of perfection
How a few misplayed notes and a fellow actor’s improvisation turned a performance into something more than perfect
Is there room for empathy in law?
Our brains are wired to the positive — and Golden Rule thinking may have a place in the courtroom, too
Mercy is justice and more
Reconciling the relationship between these two virtues
A step ahead
Thoughts about the measure of our love of neighbor By Chiara Lubich
Healing more than my story
Finding his birth mother had been wrongly contained in a mental health facility for 24 years, John Freeman worked to restore her rights and those of many others
I saw myself checking my phone
“My daughter was feeling left of by her friends who had more gadgets..” A mother’s first impulse was to blame the other parents, but then she realized how often her phone distracted her from the kids
Parents do matter
Thanks to modern technology, we have learned that the brain undergoes a major reorganization between the ages of 12 and 25 years. It’s like getting an upgrade to your computer — in the end the brain is much faster and more sophisticated.
