Corona Virus as Teacher
by Brayton Shanley It has been six long months since Covid 19 arrived and began to shut the country down, bringing the mighty to their knees and the world’s economic
August 26, 2020
Category: Servant Song
Irony and Perspective in Corona Times
by Suzanne Belote Shanley As I walk to St. Francis House, I turn to the garden, just as the sun rises above the lush rows of broccoli, kale, lettuce, and
August 26, 2020
Are You Willing to Become an Anti-Racist? by Edgar Hayes
by Edgar Hayes While walking down the streets of NYC, I witnessed with ease how other peoples’ conscious or subconscious thoughts played out before me. I cannot recall when I
August 26, 2020
We Demand Change Now. An interview with Julie Bradey
In this interview with Brayton Shanley, Julie Bradley shares her unique experience as a bi-racial daughter of a white mother and a black father, who grew up with her four
August 26, 2020
COVID-19, Environmental Racism, and the Legacy of Dr. James Cone
by Jim Robinson Throughout the spring and summer of 2020, the radical evil of systemic racism and the death-dealing impact of COVID-19 have occupied the center of our collective consciousness.
August 25, 2020
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
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