doberman pizza. a baha'i blog. doberman pizza. a baha'i blog. The personal blog of a Canadian Baha'i believer from Ottawa, full of spiritual contemplations, news, events and links. Articles
anna?s presentation: a systematic way of teaching
2007-12-07 16:17:00 As I’ve already blogged here before, ?Anna ?s presentation? is a nickname referring to several sections of Book 6 of the Ruhi curriculum, ?Teaching the Cause?, in which participants explore how to effectively share with receptive souls a general overview (or presentation) of the Baha?i Faith that is detailed enough to be considered complete. When people talk ... More About: Presentation , Resent
yertle the turtle
2007-12-03 04:59:00 I remember blogging way back about this neat initiative spearheaded by a couple of Baha’is from New York City called the Children’s Theatre Company (CTC). It’s a theatre company that goes far beyond your average elementary school plays and instead promotes theatre as an active way of learning and building character qualities. Ottawa now has ... More About: Turtle
the ascension of ?abdu?l-baha
2007-11-29 22:50:00 A special announcement, issued in the morning, by the family of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the Bahá’ís of Haifa, gave the public the news of His passing and of the funeral arrangements for the following day. However, [e]arly on Monday morning . . . the news of this sudden calamity had spread over the city, causing an ... More About: Ascension
un?s third committee expresses ?very serious concern? at human rights in ir
2007-11-25 03:53:00 After a “nail-bitingly tense” vote on a no-action motion (NAM) tabled by Iran?which failed by 1 vote?the UN’s Third Committee finally approved a resolution condemning the human rights situation in Iran. Thanks to Barney for the heads up and for some insightful commentary on the issue. NEW YORK?A committee of the United Nations General Assembly ... More About: Human , Rights , Human Rights
spiritual traditions: an introduction to the baha?i faith
2007-11-12 22:27:00 Robert Henderson is a lifelong Baha’i and member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha?is of the United States. He and his wife, Paula, recently gave an eloquent and beautiful interview for a programme on a public access cable show in Chicago; there’s a short clip on YouTube. This brief excerpt from ... More About: Faith , Traditions , Introduction
awakening: the dawn of a new era
2007-11-12 16:20:00 Here’s wishing all the fans and readers of doberman pizza a happy celebration of the Birth of Bahá’u'lláh. 190 years ago, a new day dawned and a new sun rose from the horizon of Persia to illuminate the whole world. Last night’s celebration in Ottawa was pretty epic?over 700 people attended! Here’s ... More About: Dawn , Awake , Awakening
teaching project notes
2007-11-10 17:50:00 people at the Ottawa Baha’i Centre, sharing stories about teaching the Baha’i Faith during the Varqa Teaching Project . One had an hour-and-a-half-long conversation with an eighty-year-old woman who, while seeming hostile at first, warmed up immediately once she realized what the Baha’is were there to discuss—they continued on to share a good part of ... More About: Notes
the life of baha?u'llah
2007-11-07 15:22:00 wow. the Baha’i International Community just launched a new website that serves as a pictorial history of the life of Bahá’u'lláh. you should see it, especially if you’re planning to go on pilgrimage soon. it’s been just about a year since my family returned from our pilgrimage to the Baha’i World Centre in Haifa, Israel?in ... More About: Life
quiet day with god?s creation
2007-10-28 22:36:00 after a morning devotional and brunch in Blackburn with some of our newfound friends (newfound after this summer’s outreach projects, that is), I called up my Dad to get a ride home to Cumberland village this afternoon, where Mom’s been cooking jars of preserves, pies and even a turkey! it’s nice to go home. ... More About: Creation , Quiet
united nations day
2007-10-24 18:26:00 On October 24th, 1945, the Charter of the Unit ed Nations entered into effect after being signed in San Francisco during the summer of 1945, creating the international organization we know today. The Baha’i International Community has been accredited as an international nongovernmental organization at the UN since 1948, and was granted special consultative status ... More About: S Day
iran?s baha?i plan: persecute the living, desecrate the dead
2007-10-23 05:57:00 This is a lamentably late post?along with all the others I’ve posted recently?but this one makes me so angry I couldn’t bear not to share it. Not content with the relentless (yet increasingly secretive) persecution of living Baha’is, Iran ian authorities are sinking to desecrating the graves of those Baha’is who have passed away. ... More About: Living , Dead , Plan , Crate
ahmadinejad: ?baha?i? is a bad word
2007-10-23 05:06:00 Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ’s visit to America was newsworthy enough to make the front page of local, national and international news everywhere. You may have heard about his remarks to the American National Press Corps?in which he completely ignored a question posed to him about Iran’s Baha’is? or his talk at Columbia University and ... More About: Word
ooohhhhhhhh youtube
2007-10-23 04:28:00 …so that’s why youtube was down yesterday. they upgraded! for those of you who are into it, check out the new look youtube (and big boss google) brought out of beta. pretty sweet… along the way, check out this short NBC TV segment on “Faith in America” that offers a quick peek ... More About: Youtube
blog action day: ecology and moderation
2007-10-16 02:42:00 There’s nothing like catching a cold to make you think about moderation. I was feeling great up til about Friday, when I started feeling a little more tired and strung out than usual. Saturday was a long and exhausting day, and Sunday I woke up with this awful taste in my mouth, a ... More About: Ecology , Action , Blog
video: international environment forum
2007-10-15 01:43:00 As blogged here earlier, the 11th Conference of the International Envi ronment Forum took place in Ottawa this weekend, and many of my friends within the Baha’i community showed up there. I’ll probably blog a little more about it later, but for now, you might want to check out the conference yourself: presentations and notes ... More About: Video
victoriaville in high-res satellite photos
2007-10-14 07:31:00 yay! Google Maps (and Google Earth) finally added high-res satellite photos of my favourite place in the world: Victoriaville. now you can see the house where I lived, the Victoriaville Loblaws store where I worked, the SADC Arthabaska-Érable (where I also worked), the Tim Horton’s where I stopped after getting lost on my first ... More About: Photos , Satellite , High , Ville
back from a sweet weekend
2007-10-09 05:43:00 random update time. I peaced out for the Thanksgiving weekend (yup, Canadian Thanksgiving) and went to Victoriaville to visit Craig and Genevičve, two terribly good friends of mine from back when I went on a year of service there in 2002. it was great to get back together with them. we hung ... More About: Sweet , Weekend , Back
to sacrifice one?s life
2007-10-03 19:14:00 Man is he who forgets his own interests for the sake of others. His own comfort he forfeits for the well-being of all. Nay, rather, his own life must he be willing to forfeit for the life of mankind. Such a man is the honor of the world of humanity. Such a man is the ... More About: Life , Sacrifice
change in culture
2007-10-01 06:52:00 In May 2006, the Universal House of Justice wrote to the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá?ís of Canada regarding the goals and plans of the Canadian Baha?i community. The latter had set some ambitious goals for the growth and development of the community, promising to firmly establish intensive programs of growth in no less than ... More About: Culture , Change , Chang , Chan
dr. ali-muhammad varqá
2007-09-24 02:30:00 It’s with great sadness that the Baha’i world learned today of the passing of Dr. ‘Ali-Muhammad Varqá, the last living member of the Hands of the Cause of God, those selfless, sanctified souls appointed as servants and guides to the worldwide Baha’i Community, whose work, whose only passion was to protect and proclaim the Baha’i ...
heyvoon
2007-09-23 09:58:00 what began as an Ottawa in-joke is growing into an international meme thanks to the power of the Internet. imagine my surprise at the uproar caused by an innocent photo of me and Hooman posted to flickr following a local celebration of the ninth day of Ridván (the same one where Eric Farr performed). ...
the baha?i encyclopedia
2007-09-17 06:31:00 If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to these past few weeks, I have four answers for you: work ruhi book 6 planning/teaching children’s classes contributing to bahaikipedia this last item is pretty interesting actually. you should check it out. you probably know of wikipedia, especially if you’ve read any high school or undergraduate research papers lately. ... More About: Encyclopedia
it?s just the beginning
2007-09-07 19:05:00 The 60’s were a turbulent and exciting time in the history of civilization, and no less so in the history of the Baha’i community. A few months ago, the American Baha’i National Centre posted videos of the 1968 Baha’i National Youth Conference, perhaps for the benefit of those of us who were merely glimmers ...
random note
2007-09-01 02:27:00 hey! just a random note to say that I’m still alive, just working like crazy and juggling several different priorities?two children’s classes and a study circle doing Book 6 of the Ruhi curriculum come to mind. It’s labor dabor day weekend in North America; tomorrow, Julie, my mom and I will be at the ... More About: Random , Note
video: egypt tourism ad
2007-08-26 05:43:00 Could this be any more amazing? Well, if you consider that this video wasn’t even made by Baha’is… kudos to the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights for this piece of genius. More About: Video , Egypt , Tourism
we got green religion
2007-08-26 05:31:00 The CanWest News Service published a story on the “greening” of religion which briefly mentioned the Baha’i Faith, and that got me thinking a bit about the Baha’i take on environmental stewardship. The Baha’i Writings contain lots of insight about ecological principles and environmental stewardship. I prepared a workshop about ecology for the ... More About: Religion , Green
video: one universal cause
2007-08-17 23:27:00 Musical awesomeness from Fire and Snow (see original on Youtube). That which the Lord hath ordained as the sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument for the healing of all the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause, one common Faith. (Bahá’u'lláh, Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 91) More About: Video , Universal , Univers
id cards: egypt tightens noose on baha?is
2007-08-13 07:07:00 Baha’i blog Baha’i Faith in Egypt reminds us that time is swiftly running out for the Baha’is of Egypt: the new computerized Egyptian identification cards?which allow access to all forms of official government transactions, and which, coincidentally, are impossible for Baha’is to obtain?will soon be mandatory for all Egyptian citizens; inability to produce such an ... More About: Cards , Noose , ID Card
you want intense? i?ll give you intense
2007-08-09 23:34:00 life is intense right now. For the past week I’ve been leaving home at 8 AM and getting in between 10 PM and midnight every night; my cat is super angry at me and has been staging regular protests. I guess it started with the reflection meeting; things have been super goofy since ... More About: Give
photo albums overhauled
More articles from this author:2007-08-05 06:08:00 aha! after a while of messing around and banging my head against a wall of PHP, I’ve given my photos page a much-needed overhaul. now, instead of linking you directly to flickr, photos will appear directly within the comfortable doberman pizza interface you’re used to. to celebrate, I’ve posted photos from the recent reflection ... More About: Photo , Albums 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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