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Voices
Comments by Iona College students: Class on Sustainability and Community, after a weekend at Agape with Professor Meryl Nadel “I thought the trip removed the classroom atmosphere to…
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How Am I Ruined for life?
by Matt Carriker I was incredibly grateful to spend much-needed time with a like-minded spiritual community at Agape’s hermitage this July. I serve as the Protestant…
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Paul Hood, Wounded and Triumphant Wisdom Keeper (1926-2017)
by Dinah Starr A vivid picture in my mind is that of Brayton Shanley standing with Paul Hood under the portico of the Cambridge Friends Meeting….
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White Supremacy, Christian Supremacy, and the Need to Change Our Lives
Jim Robinson Behind the altar of the Agape chapel, a driftwood cross twists around the icon of Christ Pantocrator. The 6th century…
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Another Lesson Learned
by Brayton Shanley It was Sunday afternoon, and we at Agape were hosting students from Harvard Divinity School for the day. We were having a discussion about nonviolent lifestyle and…
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Origins of White Supremacy by Brayton Shanley
It is October 7, 2017, and I am looking out at the crowd of 350 people with about one hundred Native people representing…
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Standing at the Sacred Fire Before Dawn by Suzanne Belote Shanley
We had been communing with local and national Native brothers and sisters for weeks before Chief Arvol Looking Horse’s arrival our 35th Anniversary on Saturday,…
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Standing Rock is Everywhere by Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Standing Rock, SD
Blessings and Greetings to each and every one of you. It’s a great honor to be able to speak to you today. I live…
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Listening to Native Voices by Rev. Margaret Bullitt Jonas
Hundreds of people – including leaders and elders of Native American tribes from across the U.S. – assembled under a large tent at Agape, a Christian community…
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The Power of Female Energy by Elena Creef
I didn’t know until I arrived at Agape how much I needed to be in the healing company of like-minded individuals…
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