Day: January 1, 2021

Lift Every Voice and Sing – by Melinda Adrienne Pellerin, SSJ

“Lift ev’ry voice and sing, ‘Til earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty… facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on ’til

January 1, 2021

Rooted in Love – by Jeanelle Wheeler

I believe white people need to learn to talk about race. White people need to own our whiteness and examine what whiteness means. This examination is a huge part of

January 1, 2021

Power Differential in the Context of Poverty in Haiti – by Steve and Nancy James

We both grew up as missionary kids in Burma/Myanmar where our friends were Burmese/Karen kids, so we were very conscious of not being like our friends. Every day, we wished

January 1, 2021

Look Again – by Rev. Jonathan Betts Fields

It is essential that we notice how we have been changed and how we have worked to change ourselves if we are to truly become anti-racists building the Beloved Community.

January 1, 2021

Be the Change – by Julie Bradley

After attending Agape’s October 2020 Zoom Francis Day event, I felt a sense illumination. Agape Community stepped up to the challenge of racism, showing its members’ level of commitment and

January 1, 2021

The Dream of Allyship – by Edgar Hayes

There is a classic story about a hypothetical dream conveyed to a psychiatrist in which a runner tries to catch up in a race of 401 laps. The runner keeps

January 1, 2021

God’s Peace Heals All Divisions: An Election Year Vigil – by Jim Robinson

Throughout the fall, we at Agape have been reading Pope Francis’s recently released encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, as part of our noonday prayer. Before eating lunch together, we gather in the

January 1, 2021

Finding a New Way of Being – by Dixon George

At different points in my life I’ve found myself reflecting on where I have come from, where I am now, and where I am going. The answers that I get from prayer,

January 1, 2021

Climate Change and Covid Are Telling Us: Go Vegan – By Katya Renée Freitas

Like many people, Covid has drastically changed both my internal and external world. I was only about a month and a half into my last semester of college at Hofstra

January 1, 2021

The Harmonizing Power of Dialogue – by Steve Tumolo

Joe Biden wins But God’s peace steals our attention The people and the woods of Agape Invite us to be still. One in a hut, one in a hermitage, Our

January 1, 2021

Day: January 1, 2021

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