by Kevin Banet | Dec 22, 2017 | Know who you are, News in general
Having lived in the city all my life, I never knew the attraction that living off the land has for many people. Until I lived in rural Kentucky. When I was a younger man, I left city life for an area of central Kentucky with rolling hills and simple farmhouses. I...
by Kevin Banet | Aug 30, 2014 | Attracting vocations, Know who you are
From snails to celibacy In your high school biology class, you may have learned that some animals, such as slugs and snails, are hermaphrodites. That is, they are neither male nor female, but are both sexes. While your teacher years ago might have drawn snickers with...
by Kevin Banet | Jun 14, 2012 | Know who you are
The email was simple. A sister was asking me what we charge for advertising for one of the youth websites we maintain. Of course, it’s always good news to hear that people need us. Almost always. I was curious about her religious community, and so I checked out their...
by Kevin Banet | Apr 26, 2012 | Know who you are, News in general
The Chicago Tribune is following the journalistic herd in slamming the Vatican for its investigation into the LCWR and its members who dissent from Church doctrine. See Mary Schmich’s “Nuns Stunned by Vatican Scolding.” Here is our response to the...
by Kevin Banet | Apr 1, 2008 | Know who you are
“But it’s not about us,” the mother superior said firmly. I had just been explaining to the superior of a contemplative community that “About Us” is the term used on websites to describe an organization or company. This is what internet...