Dean
@drdeanhighered.bsky.social
Religious Educator and Professor; male spirituality researcher, agronomist- gardener, college administrator, and committed citizen educating the public at the service of our common goods!
Please represent the people! That’s the job! Representing people not anyone else.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Please represent the people! That’s the job! Representing people not anyone else.
The present partisan divide defies logic in the Catholic tradition as we truly are ONE family. If our leaders could begin to see the issues facing its own “family”members maybe we would try harder to care for them and work for effective structure adjustments to help each member thrive!
October 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The present partisan divide defies logic in the Catholic tradition as we truly are ONE family. If our leaders could begin to see the issues facing its own “family”members maybe we would try harder to care for them and work for effective structure adjustments to help each member thrive!
Let’s imagine a world where the dignity of each person is protected and defended. In the present reading the news I am struck by the relevance and cogency of Catholic Social teaching to inform our stance and response to layered violence against any number of groups needing dignity protected.
September 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Let’s imagine a world where the dignity of each person is protected and defended. In the present reading the news I am struck by the relevance and cogency of Catholic Social teaching to inform our stance and response to layered violence against any number of groups needing dignity protected.
Evaluate your choices in the weeks to come!
January 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Evaluate your choices in the weeks to come!
Consider another tactic to political conversation: tell a story of how your life is affected. Share your feelings and details that stick with people! These stories have inherent power to change hearts esp. when people know you! Tell your story! #educatedcitizens
December 3, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Consider another tactic to political conversation: tell a story of how your life is affected. Share your feelings and details that stick with people! These stories have inherent power to change hearts esp. when people know you! Tell your story! #educatedcitizens
Today, the first snow fell. Beauty invited me to stop, notice, slow my pace inside, and….go bake bread! We all have a spiritual practice. What’s yours?
November 30, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Today, the first snow fell. Beauty invited me to stop, notice, slow my pace inside, and….go bake bread! We all have a spiritual practice. What’s yours?
NYT report that the market may curb the next president in choices as money is a central value connected to his identity. As Black Friday shopping surges, consider that our simple choices (or choosing not to buy) has an effect on the incoming presidency. More civic- conscious citizens needed.
November 29, 2024 at 1:37 PM
NYT report that the market may curb the next president in choices as money is a central value connected to his identity. As Black Friday shopping surges, consider that our simple choices (or choosing not to buy) has an effect on the incoming presidency. More civic- conscious citizens needed.
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Happy Thanksgiving! Check out cartoon by artist Lalo Alcaraz: This #Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for farmworkers! #WeFeedYou
Feliz día de acción de gracias. Vea la caricatura del artista Lalo Alcaraz: ¡Este Día de Acción de Gracias, estoy agradecido por los campesinos! #SoyEsencial
Feliz día de acción de gracias. Vea la caricatura del artista Lalo Alcaraz: ¡Este Día de Acción de Gracias, estoy agradecido por los campesinos! #SoyEsencial
November 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Check out cartoon by artist Lalo Alcaraz: This #Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for farmworkers! #WeFeedYou
Feliz día de acción de gracias. Vea la caricatura del artista Lalo Alcaraz: ¡Este Día de Acción de Gracias, estoy agradecido por los campesinos! #SoyEsencial
Feliz día de acción de gracias. Vea la caricatura del artista Lalo Alcaraz: ¡Este Día de Acción de Gracias, estoy agradecido por los campesinos! #SoyEsencial
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There are always intended and unintended outcomes with each decision made. Knowing this, we must act with highest ethical standards in personal, professional, and civic life. As we read of tariffs to come on our “neighbors” it may be challenging to imagine this real dichotomy. My brothers farm. 😞
November 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM
There are always intended and unintended outcomes with each decision made. Knowing this, we must act with highest ethical standards in personal, professional, and civic life. As we read of tariffs to come on our “neighbors” it may be challenging to imagine this real dichotomy. My brothers farm. 😞
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Opinion: What will civil-rights law on campus look like under Trump? chroni.cl/4g2v2S9
Post-Election Analysis: Whither Academic Freedom Now?
The Department of Education cracks down on disfavored speech, hard.
chroni.cl
November 26, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Opinion: What will civil-rights law on campus look like under Trump? chroni.cl/4g2v2S9
Are you experiencing anxiety with the appointments and headlines? Richard Rohr, spirituality writer and director suggests a practice: I recommend a serious fast from cable and internet news. The amygdala cannot process this much negativity, misinformation, opinion, and paranoia. It gets hooked.
November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Are you experiencing anxiety with the appointments and headlines? Richard Rohr, spirituality writer and director suggests a practice: I recommend a serious fast from cable and internet news. The amygdala cannot process this much negativity, misinformation, opinion, and paranoia. It gets hooked.
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Life can only be understood backwards, but life can only be lived forward - S Kierkegaard
November 26, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Life can only be understood backwards, but life can only be lived forward - S Kierkegaard
There are always intended and unintended outcomes with each decision made. Knowing this, we must act with highest ethical standards in personal, professional, and civic life. As we read of tariffs to come on our “neighbors” it may be challenging to imagine this real dichotomy. My brothers farm. 😞
November 26, 2024 at 2:14 PM
There are always intended and unintended outcomes with each decision made. Knowing this, we must act with highest ethical standards in personal, professional, and civic life. As we read of tariffs to come on our “neighbors” it may be challenging to imagine this real dichotomy. My brothers farm. 😞
Life can only be understood backwards, but life can only be lived forward - S Kierkegaard
November 26, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Life can only be understood backwards, but life can only be lived forward - S Kierkegaard
Leaders in higher education can sometimes be insulated from advocating for students in political structures, but now is a time to step up and get politically engaged. The fear for some is that it draws attention to the institution or can affect vital donor dollars, yet we do it for students.
November 25, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Leaders in higher education can sometimes be insulated from advocating for students in political structures, but now is a time to step up and get politically engaged. The fear for some is that it draws attention to the institution or can affect vital donor dollars, yet we do it for students.
My youngest leaves the hospital today and asks to shower to shed the sanitary scent that pervades everything. We made that happen and I’m doing the laundry. We talked of the next chapter of recovery and life ahead. Life is precious! Celebrate our children in their own vulnerabilities.
November 24, 2024 at 10:07 PM
My youngest leaves the hospital today and asks to shower to shed the sanitary scent that pervades everything. We made that happen and I’m doing the laundry. We talked of the next chapter of recovery and life ahead. Life is precious! Celebrate our children in their own vulnerabilities.
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A government run by billionaires will never be for the people.
November 23, 2024 at 2:44 PM
A government run by billionaires will never be for the people.
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November 11, 2024 at 10:13 AM
November 24, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Read John Rawls’ “A Theory of Justice” many years ago and this has shaped my appreciation for justice and action when helping others sort through challenging social issues. We need ideas like this to help ask good questions about our current socio-political sail winds.
November 24, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Read John Rawls’ “A Theory of Justice” many years ago and this has shaped my appreciation for justice and action when helping others sort through challenging social issues. We need ideas like this to help ask good questions about our current socio-political sail winds.
When we honestly discover and appreciate how frail human bodies can be it opens the path to gratitude.
November 23, 2024 at 11:36 PM
When we honestly discover and appreciate how frail human bodies can be it opens the path to gratitude.
Walking through surgery recovery with my youngest adult child. Read a chapter to them from Michael Singer’s book - the untethered soul:the journey beyond yourself. It’s hard to lay in a hospital bed and not hear the voices in your head speak irrationally. Clarity is the gift of this book.
November 22, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Walking through surgery recovery with my youngest adult child. Read a chapter to them from Michael Singer’s book - the untethered soul:the journey beyond yourself. It’s hard to lay in a hospital bed and not hear the voices in your head speak irrationally. Clarity is the gift of this book.
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GOP members of the House Ethics Committee who blocked the Gaetz Report:
David Joyce (R-OH)
John Rutherford (R-FL)
Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
RETWEET to let their constituents know they defended Matt Gaet
David Joyce (R-OH)
John Rutherford (R-FL)
Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
RETWEET to let their constituents know they defended Matt Gaet
November 20, 2024 at 10:14 PM
GOP members of the House Ethics Committee who blocked the Gaetz Report:
David Joyce (R-OH)
John Rutherford (R-FL)
Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
RETWEET to let their constituents know they defended Matt Gaet
David Joyce (R-OH)
John Rutherford (R-FL)
Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
RETWEET to let their constituents know they defended Matt Gaet
Time to travel and reflect on my place in the creation as my parents have passed, on the edge of 60, and the world needs repair. Holding silent vigil as I drink my coffee each morning and make at least one life better each day! Italy bound soon to visit Rome and Pompeii.
November 18, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Time to travel and reflect on my place in the creation as my parents have passed, on the edge of 60, and the world needs repair. Holding silent vigil as I drink my coffee each morning and make at least one life better each day! Italy bound soon to visit Rome and Pompeii.