Drew Downs

Year: 2012

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    Throw Your Process Off a Bridge

    It has become clear that we are in an age in which process and system are colliding. Our institutions aren’t failing because they are institutions (and our government isn’t failing simply because it is government).  They fail because the process is obstructing the system. What I mean by process and system are simply the difference…

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    Love Poem

    What is love but speculation? We carefully construct our appearance and speak reasonably and passionately; a courting ritual so deceitful and ambitious in its attempt to win loyalty and devotion. And yet, it is love that enters in behind lust and desire. It eats away selfish demands, revealing joy and childish giddy inhabiting even stern…

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    Roman Catholic Bishops Out of Control

    And especially not on contraception. Ever since Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Church’s senseless ban on birth control in 1968, few doctrines have been as vilified, ridiculed and outright ignored by Catholics – evidenced by a recent study showing that 98% of American Catholic women have used some form of contraception. It’s hard to believe,…

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    No Level Playing Field For Small and Big

    I used to have a reoccurring conversation with a friend in college about equality.  He is a libertarian and argues for minimal interference and rules.  I am not.  He would talk about the level playing field between he and minorities, including women.  He argued that they had the same chances he had.  I pointed out that he…

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    Outside the walls of the city

    a homily for Epiphany 6B                       Text: Mark 1:40-45 Nudy Trees My daughter and I have this little game. We point out the nudy trees to one another. She shouts: “That tree’s nudy!” Then she squeals and says “there’s another one!” I do it too.  Then I point…

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    Destination Unknown

    Text: Mark 1:29-39 Distractions This gospel is like life: it has a lot of distractions. There are lots of details we could run down; tangents we could explore: These new disciples, their mom and her mysterious ailment, the demon possession. This gospel, on the other hand, is actually about the gospel. It is about moving, finding,…

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    Moving in

    We arrived at our new home in St. Clair last Tuesday after a marathon drive up from Georgia.  As we continue to settle in to our new place, I thought I’d give you a rundown of the last couple of weeks.  First, they packed us up and filled this van.  As you can see, there wasn’t…

  • We’re Moving!

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    We’re Moving!

    As I have mentioned a few times over the last month or so, we are moving to St. Clair, Michigan. Well, it finally happens this weekend! That means we’ll be packing up the computer tonight and I won’t be getting online reliably for a week and a half. My postings during that time will likely…