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Breathe Deep the Absurdities of the Day – by Brayton Shanley
Often, when I looked into Dan Berrigan’s deep-souled eyes, I could sense the pain of the world. The phrase that captures this is Paul’s letter to the Corinthians: “When…
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Now That You Are Gone: Memories of Daniel Berrigan, SJ, by Suzanne Shanley
Now That You Are Gone: Memories of Daniel Berrigan, SJ by Suzanne Shanley For months we expected word of Daniel Berrigan’s death. Because he was both a mentor and spiritual guide,…
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Living Community: Call, Covenant and Change by Suzanne Shanley
In my prayer, I try to imagine Jesus speaking to me as he spoke to Saint Paul, saying “Take Courage.” (Acts 23:11) This visualization consoles and challenges simultaneously. On…
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Come See Bears and the Beautiful Agape Garden…
This morning during daily prayer, Suzanne, Brayton and Dixon were treated to a black bear sighting! The hungry fellow was tempted by a bird feeder filled with…
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Scenes from the Wake and Funeral of Daniel Berrigan
This past week, Suzanne and Brayton traveled down to New York to celebrate the life of Daniel Berrigan. You can watch part of the service here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0zsj_skSs0&sns=fb From the post-funeral…
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Iona College Students at Agape
This past weekend Agape hosted a wonderful group of students from Iona College. As well as working around the homestead, they were lucky to be visited by Alicen Roberts,…
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Agape Easter Vigil
Though it was a month ago, we pause to share with you these images from the annual Agape Easter Vigil. We thank Claudia McNeil for the great photos!
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Remembering Daniel Berrigan, SJ
At Agape we are remembering Daniel Berrigan, SJ, after news of his death Saturday. We have shared an article written by Dan, a piece written by Suzanne, and an…
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Agape at Wake Forest University
Suzanne and Brayton’s speaking tour continued last week at Wake Forest University. They traveled down to North Carolina by car and stopped along the way to stay with their…
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First Rural Immersion of the Season! Franklin College
Students and staff from Franklin College traveled all the way from Indiana to spend time at the Agape Community. During their stay they transformed the Agape homestead from winter…
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