Earlier this year, Jim Wallis sat down with Tavis Smiley to talk about his role in public media of raising issues and asking questions that others are not. Tavis talks about the movement that’s needed to hold President Obama accountable to his potential, how Martin Luther King Jr., his mother, and prayer have shaped his life, and why he signs off each broadcast with “keep the faith.”
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mscynthia
Wow. What a great conversation. I loved seeing the intimacy of ideas and heart felt mutual respect and admiration between two gentlemen from such culturally contrasting backgrounds. What a model for the rest of us. I've actually been waiting a long time for Jim to have the opportunity to ask Tavis about his by line. 'Keep the Faith'
Can't wait till Tavis gets the opportunity to do the longer in depth interviews that we get now days from say Charlie Rose. For now I wouldn't mind hearing these two a bit longer on some of their favorite subjects.
When ever I have a child in my classroom struggling against the odds and challenging my ability as a teacher I am reminded every night on PBS that, that child might one day become a future Tavis Smiley.
frbenjaminjurmstonsjphd
The first step is to read Chapter Five of Caritas in Veritate. Discussion would be the second step. Contacting Citizens for Global Solutions mights be the third step. What is your suggestion for the fourth step?
frbenjaminjurmstonsjphd
I think the fifth chapter of Pope Benedict XVI's Love in Truth is worth discussing. Is there a way in which we can promote the Responsibility to Protect and a democratic World federation?
Peace, Fr. Ben Urmston, S.J.www.xavier.edu/peace-justice/ben.cfm
