Author: Lee Matz

David Crowley: A Day in Photos during the Pandemic with the County Executive

David Crowley: A Day in Photos during the Pandemic with the County Executive

Posted by | Sep 17, 2021 |

With a love of community and lifelong determination for helping people, David Crowley is part of a new generation of empowered political leaders that answered the call of making Milwaukee County a more equitable place to live. As the first African American individual elected as Milwaukee County Executive, Crowley took on the responsibility just as the world began shutting down from the pandemic. It was a year of unprecedented uncertainties that required adapting to many new realities, all while striving to fulfill social services for County residents. Into the second year of his term in office and with ongoing...

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A weaponization of the Eucharist: When the Church authority rejects your access to unconditional love

A weaponization of the Eucharist: When the Church authority rejects your access to unconditional love

Posted by | Jun 27, 2021 |

Conservative Roman Catholic Bishops in the United States have voted on a new guidance for the Eucharist. The move could result in a ban of pro-choice Catholics, and specifically President Joe Biden, from receiving the Holy Communion. The further politicalization of abortion threatens to polarize an already divided Roman Catholic Church. When I first heard this news I was infuriated. Not because I am Catholic – I am not. And not because of my views on abortion. But because it reflected my own experience of being denied the Eucharist, a sting I still feel to this day. I moved...

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Game On, Milwaukee: Genshin Impact is the immersive Anime adventure I dreamed of in my childhood

Game On, Milwaukee: Genshin Impact is the immersive Anime adventure I dreamed of in my childhood

Posted by | Apr 29, 2021 |

After spending the winter months virtually traveling over half of Japan from the confines of a home treadmill (read In step with Rambalac: How I walked 1,000 miles across Japan during a pandemic without leaving Milwaukee), the mobile game Genshin Impact offered the next step in a COVID-restricted adventure. Even though I was fortunate enough to receive my COVID-19 vaccination weeks ago, and life in Milwaukee appears to be edging toward a new normal, life is still awkward and not very normal. We all have used different mechanisms to cope with the pandemic. While so many have struggled to endure the harsh...

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