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Labor Day
September 5, 2010
Considering the work of our hands. Labor should not be anonymous, though most who work in trades are happy enough to see that the fruit of their labors is that it simply works well.
The Crop Shirt goes to San Francisco
August 18, 2010
Fr. Shawn O'Neal, a Goods of Conscience customer, writes to us from San Francisco.
Tuscan Resume
July 16, 2010
We are featured in a new film with Julia Roberts coming out this summer. Eat, Pray, Love. I am just back from a study week in Tuscany and wanted to include these reflections.
Orange Day July 12, 2010
July 15, 2010
Mission Exchange at the Central Park West home of Pat Gutierrez was chosen for a reading of Lapis Lazuli, a poem by W/B. Yeats and a discussion. Below is one response.
What does "sustainability" mean?
June 26, 2010
A Few Current Views on Sustainability reveals no accepted definition of sustainable.
Bees of the Bronx
June 11, 2010
The Bees have landed. Yesterday we mounted the roof to find that the Queen Bee is happily queen of the hive.
Peril in Guatemala
June 10, 2010
The ongoing suffering in the wake of Hurricane Agatha that struck Guatemala on May 27th has taken a back seat to the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil balls on the beach are getting more tears that children swept away in the mud. I am posting correspondence with Blake Sherlock, an American living in San Pedro La Laguna, who modeled for us some years ago and hosted my…
Pacific Hurricane hits Guatemala: How we can help.
June 1, 2010
A "Pacific Hurricane" sounds like an oxymoron but it is not. Another disaster has struck Guatemala and the villages where our weavers live is directly affected. If you would like to contribute to relief we would like to let you know how your donation would be sent to Guatemala and how it will help relieve the afflicted. The proximity of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the…
Memorial Day
May 28, 2010
The Bloomsday Collection is coming, an interpretation of the world of Joyce's Dublin in our own Social Fabric. We will launch the collection on Bloomsday, June 16th at 526 West 26th St Room 520 from 6:30 to 8PM at Greg Lord Studios with a reading of episodes from Ulysses. As Goods of Conscience explores how to live sustainably in the modern world the journey leads us to the Liffey…
Mission Bronx: Flight of Snow
February 26, 2010
My sister sent me a letter to the Times this morning on how damaging divorce is to the social fabric.
How to Protect the Children of Divorce
Published February 25, 2010
To the Editor:
Re: "No Fault of Their Own," by Ruth Bettelheim (Op-Ed, Feb 18), which proposes a system of no-fault custody of…
Mission Guatemala: Project Uniforms
February 22, 2010
We are distributing 50 uniforms and satchels for 244 students on the porch-school in San Pedro Cruztan.
What's in the bag? "Social Fabric."
February 14, 2010
We were held up in Customs coming back last night. We have four large bags with us. "What's in the bag?" asked the officer. "Social Fabric" I replied.
Satchel Madness
February 4, 2010
A human-sized satchel for the school children in Guatemala might be just the ticket for a new iPad.
Mission Guatemala: Uniform Project - What is it?
February 3, 2010
On November 1st, the Catholic Fellowship of Choate, which I oversee with the Catholic students at Choate, held an All Saints Benefit Dinner to raise money for uniforms and books for the children of San Pedro Cruztal school in Chicacao, Guatemala. We raised $500 after raffling off a Tiffany cross and Starbucks cards. This is approximately 25 children’s shirts that we will make in our…
Vespers Candlemas 2010
January 29, 2010
Illumination of the façade of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York City to show the cosmology of the Church on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 6 to 8:30PM.
Calvary Cemetery
January 23, 2010
Enlace: http://isemfashionblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/la-moda-de-father-oconnor.html. This blog was published in Spain last month, written by…
Mission Guatemala- Uniform Project
January 16, 2010
Amigos, A simple uniform for a Mayan child means a future full of hope. A uniform made from their own cloth and made in New York saves a civilization. Put on your social fabric™ and light the night. Candlemas: 40 Days… December 24, 2009 These are the “O” antiphons that are used to introduce the Magnificat on the seven days prior to Christmas. They are the sacred titles of the Lord in the prophetic tradition. I had the children’s mass tonight and tried to correlate how the names of heroes correspond to abilities. The one that hit home was “Mr. October” Reggie Jackson. When the Yankees needed him… Merry Christmas
