Invasion and Discovery

Posted on December 23, 2006 by stephen t berg / 0 Comment

The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will na...

Beauty/Peace/Spirituality

Nobody’s Watching

Posted on December 10, 2006 by stephen t berg / 1 Comment

We are ultimately and existentially alone. Our aloneness comes with a profound longing to belong, that is never truly realized. "Nobody’s watching,&q...

Peace/Spirituality

Same-sex Marriage Vote

Posted on December 9, 2006 by stephen t berg / 0 Comment

Two huffish press releases over the recent parliamentary vote on same-sex marriage, one from Real Women, and the other from Canadian Family Action Coalition, fa...

Peace/Violence

Exploding the Scapegoat Mechanism

Posted on November 26, 2006 by stephen t berg / 3 Comments

Exploding the Scapegoat Mechanism (pdf version) This past week our city has seen the violent deaths of two teenagers. One murder was the result of a swarming. C...