Poem: Becoming Jesus
by Brayton Shanley Jesus,If your very being could be reduced to a word, it would be Mercy.Help us to walk in that aura.We are sinking in a sea of revenge
June 27, 2022
Tag: Servant Song
The War in Ukraine – Nonviolence or Nonexistence?
by Brayton Shanley It has been over three months since the Russians invasion of Ukraine. Frustrated, feeling trapped as if in a living nightmare, many of us are simply
June 27, 2022
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
June 27, 2022
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
April 4, 2022
Pro-Death Catholics and the Racist Death Penalty
by Suzanne Belote Shanley Today is the second day of Advent, and I have just completed reading two women friends’ mystical writing, one a poet, Denise Levertov, another a mystic,
January 1, 2021
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
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 twenty tribes. As Native sisters and brothers
December 8, 2017
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, October 7th, for Agape’s 35th
December 8, 2017
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 on the Rez, in South
December 8, 2017
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 in the woods
December 8, 2017
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