Harmony with the Cycles of Nature
by Merwyn DeMello My wife, Kirstin and I, returned to the US in March, after a six-year span of service with Mennonite Central Committee in Afghanistan and Bangladesh. We then
August 25, 2020
Racial Justice for the Indigenous People: Change the State Flag of Massachusetts
by David Detmold Sometime in the middle of 2016 , as Native activists and their allies struggled through an emotionally charged series of public hearings to get across to our
August 25, 2020
Agape Mission Council Changes: Farewell to Skip Schiel and El Maclellan RSCJ
Agape’s Mission Council is our lifeblood and advisory community which meets since the 1990’s at least four times a year to plan Francis Day and to consult on various aspects
August 25, 2020
Intrepid: Our Call – by Sr. Rita Raboin SND
by Sr. Rita Raboin SND In July, I was blessed with a seven-day retreat at Agape. I am a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, having served 36 years in
August 25, 2020
400 Years after 1620: Prayers for Seven Generations
by Peter Blood In this 400th anniversary of the beginning of European settlement in the Northeastern U.S., two interfaith associations in Western Massachusetts are taking this opportunity to reflect and
August 25, 2020
Eradicating Racism: Transforming Human Hearts
by Fr. Warren Savage The racial tension and unrest in Minneapolis and other major cities across the country and the COVID-19 pandemic have only exposed the real pandemic that has
August 25, 2020
Death Sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Reversed on July 31, 2020
Note: Agape’s witness Against the Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev can be found in the chapter, “Judy and Dzhokhar” of the Agape co-founders’, Suzanne Belote Shanley and Brayton Shanley’s, memoir:
August 25, 2020
In Memoriam
Patricia Shanley. Brayton’s sister, died on April 22, 2020 of cancer. Since the inception of Agape in 1982, Trish was a generous supporter of the community and a friend to
August 25, 2020
National Catholic Review on Agape’s Legacy Book: Loving Life on the Margins
What happens when you live life ‘horizontally, not vertically’ Order The Book Today! Aug 19, 2020 by Bill Mitchell Brayton and Suzanne Belote Shanley at Agape Community’s St. Francis Day event
August 19, 2020
Workday 2020 Recap
They came, all five of them, and a new intern, Adam, along with Olivia and Teresa and our handyperson, devoted and ever-present, Mike. Fourteen year old Isaac drove his tractor
June 28, 2020
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