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Author Archives: mkevane
Opposition opposes new electoral code law proposed by government in Burkina Faso
Apparent change in independence of national election commission (CENI) and the thorny question of how to organize voting for Burkinabè abroad. Au Burkina Faso, l’opposition se mobilise contre un projet de loi modifiant de code électoral…. La semaine dernière, les … Continue reading
Posted in Burkina Faso
Early female Jesuits…
Juana entered almost ten years later. In 1552 the princess, 17 at the time, married the heir to the Portuguese throne. When he died two years later, she returned to Spain. Young, beautiful, and aware of her royal position and … Continue reading
Posted in Santa Clara University
Ten Things That You May Not Know About the Jesuits, by James Martin, SJ
Posted in Santa Clara University
Jesuit Superior General basically says women can and should be presidents of Jesuit universities
You see, I wrote, “basically” there which I think is what he meant. Fr. Sosa gave the opening address at the conference, which celebrated and encouraged the need for women’s voices to be heard in the church and in the … Continue reading
Posted in Burkina Faso
Sister Alice by Robert Reed
One of my favorite science fiction authors is Robert Reed. His “great ship” series of novellas and stories I found fantastic, and he has lots of other good stuff. But Sister Alice was a mess, at times virtually unreadable. I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Book and film reviews
Larry David and anonymous donations
FAVL gets several anonymous donations a year and I have no idea who they are from… (they come from a fund or a bank). So let me say thank you right here! What’s intriguing about anonymous giving, and other behaviors … Continue reading
Posted in Burkina Faso
Climate change may be responsible for die-off of world’s oldest baobab trees
The largest baobabs have largely stood alone, bearing witness to history. Radiocarbon dating shows the oldest of these stout-trunked savannah trees have lived for upwards of 2,500 years, surviving the birth of Jesus, the Renaissance, two world wars, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Development thinking
