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Living in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, it is easy to forget that we live in a world on the edge.

Today I made it back to Nepal. Seven years it has been, and I had no idea I was so connected to this place.

I just read an interesting article, “Boundless Love,” by Alberto Ambrosio, a Dominican here in Istanbul.

Here is the community of Dominicans in Istanbul, Turkey. Dominicans arrived here in 1231 and built St.

I spent the day yesterday reworking the network in the house here in Istanbul. This is something that I do in just about every Dominican house I visit.

Getting a haircut is a very culturally-bound ritual, something I did not know until I started traveling.

Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia.

I made it to Istanbul, a place I have wanted to visit for a long time. The first night I took a walk to Taksim Square, the scene of recent protests.

The Gospel today is  Luke 7:36-8:3, about a woman who washes Jesus' feet with her tears.

Two things I dearly love—hiking and theological debate—come together beautifully when I get the chance to take some time off with Peter Hunter.

I made it to Oxford, England, visiting the brothers here at Blackfriars Hall. I love this community and its great mix of study, prayer and common life. The brothers live together in a charming neogothic shoebox, and while their prayer is a bit more formal than I would care for (they are English, after all), I love the fact that they all show up for it (or mostly, I suppose) and all pitch in to put supper on the table and to do the dishes afterwards. There is something very essentially Dominican here that always challenges me to embrace our life a bit more fully.

First stop on my around the world tour is the Catholic Theology Society of America's annual meeting in Miami.

Today I set off on a trip around the world. I am excited, but not without a bit of consternation. What did I bring, what did I forget, what will I find… so many things to worry about.

June, but it is just spring in the mountains of Colorado. The new green leaves on the birch and aspen trees shine against the dark green of pines and spruce.

I am on retreat in Colorado this week.

Community is a blessing—the people you know, the people you meet each day, the ones you share your life with.

In the category of "pictures I wish I had so I could share" would be one of Deanna Wilson. Deanna lives in Jamaica at Martha's House, a home for abandoned children who are HIV positive.

"I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come?" (Ps 112) What can help Jamaica? How is God to save it?

I am with Food for the Poor in Jamaica, seeing the work they are sponsoring.

Today I head out for Jamaica, my first stamp in a new passport. I am going to see the work of Food for the Poor, a charity that I have worked with for years.

Cairo, Egypt. I am here for about ten days to work with my Dominican brothers here and to explore just a bit of this rich culture.