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Eileen Reilly founded a Boston day shelter for women, then became a doctor. Decades later, she’s back to help
Dear Nonviolent Family, Eileen has been a dear friend of Agape for over 40 years. Agape was co-founded in the same year as the Women’s Lunch Place, and Suzanne remembers
To the Next Generation: A Radical, Nonviolent Call
The Agape Community Needs You Come and explore, answer this call: The Agape Community is a lay Catholic residential community, interfaith in prayer, practice, and outreach. We are actively seeking
In the Swirl of Hatred: Can We Listen and Weep?
by Brayton ShanleyOngoing, Relentless Nakba ExhibitI have known for months now that my good friend and pro-Palestinian activist, Skip Schiel, had a photo exhibit scheduled at the Newton Public Library.
Agape Community Update
AUGUST 2023 AGAPE COMMUNITY UPDATE Greetings Dear friends of Agape, We, Suzanne, and Brayton, co-founders of Agape, want to inform you that we have finished our sabbatical time. With the
Bearing the Unbearable: Never-ending Grief
by Suzanne Belote Shanley The June commemoration of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, reminded us of Mary “standing by the cross of Jesus” with other women relatives (John
Easter Vigil
Easter Vigil at Agape was our first in-person Holy Saturday since 2020. We were blessed to have Fr. Fred Enman SJ of Matthew 25 in Worcester as our celebrant and
A PROPOSAL: MINISTRY OF VISITATION AT AGAPE
Dear friends of Agape,These are dark and concerning days as the world witnesses the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and the deep political and cultural divides we are witnessing in
Out of My Comfort Zone by Andrew Cowles, Holy Cross Rural Immersion
Spring break is typically a time for students to let loose, drink on the beach, and make memories that, without photo evidence, may not be remembered at all. My friends
An Agape Response to Worcester Bishop’s Threats Over Black Lives Matter Flag at Nativity School
At a Catholic School in Worcester, Red Flags By Yvonne Abraham Globe Columnist,Updated April 2, 2022, 2:58 p.m. There is so much to legitimately worry about in this world, real