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Recording of “Embodying Eco-Justice at Freedom Farm: A Conversation with Edgar Hayes”
Please enjoy this video of a recent event facilitated by the Thomas Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue at Iona College, featuring Agape Mission Council members Edgar Hayes and Jim Robinson. On February 24, 2021, Professor Silmilly Toribio hosted “Embodying Eco-Justice at Freedom Farm: A Conversation with Edgar Hayes” in her Columba Cornerstone course at Iona….
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Join us on Zoom for Brigid Night (2/13) at 7:00pm!
Please join us on Zoom for Agape’s Annual St. Brigid Night Mid-winter Celtic feast of Poetry, Prayer and Song, celebrating St. Brigid of Kildare Saturday, Feb.13th, 7:00 pm Please join our zoom gathering. There is no need to register in advance! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86204553180?pwd=RkVyZ1ZROU5OL2lLeGF1ZGFrSUZlZz09 Meeting ID: 862…
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November 30, 2020: Celebrating Dorothy Day and Etty Hillesum
Today we are praying with, through, to, and for Dorothy Day and Etty Hillesum. We invite you to join us in connecting with the Spirits of Dorothy and Etty. May we open our minds and hearts to the wisdom and compassion that they so powerfully embodied and articulated. “Ultimately, we have just one moral duty:…
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Agape’s Vigil for Orlando Cordia Hall
Last updated: 11:05 p.m., November 20, 2020 Orlando Cordia Hall (Shakib Wali), father of 6 and grandfather of 13, was executed at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, IN on Thursday, November 19th, just before midnight. Though a district court judge had granted a stay before the execution, which had been planned for 6:00 p.m.,…
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Agape Community Update & Winter Appeal
Dear Friends of Agape, Here at Agape, fall is a joyous season, the completion of the banquet of summer’s harvest. As we move through November, the Agape woodlands are still strewn with acorns of our towering oak trees. The five of us living at Agape turn our wary gaze to perilous uncertainties: the upcoming cold…
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Healing Our Divisions on & Beyond Election Day: Agape’s Vigil in Ware
In solidarity with interfaith vigils in the area and across the country, Agape has been holding an ongoing vigil in Ware, MA. Here is our message: Healing Our Divisions on & Beyond Election Day We are an interfaith group consisting primarily of Christians who are gathered here in the spirit of peace as we approach…
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“Song for Agape” by Sarah Pirtle
Sarah Pirtle, cherished friend of Agape Community, first performed “Song for Agape” at the community’s opening ceremony in 1989. We hope it brings you joy. SONG FOR AGAPE Oh, justice song! We hear the human family. Oh, justice song. Oh, bind our hearts to all. Oh, justice song. Oh, heal our separation. And we’ll…
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Dixon’s Baptism and Confirmation!
On Sunday, October 25th, Agape Community member Dixon George was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church. Dixon took “Francis” as his confirmation name. Fr. Tom McMurray, SJ, Dixon’s spiritual director, was the celebrant. Sr. Jane Morrissey, SSJ and Jim Robinson served as his godparents. Suzanne Belote Shanley and Brayton Shanley served as his confirmation…
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400 Years: Truth & Healing for the Next Seven Generations
On Saturday, October 17th, Agape Community joined the Interfaith Opportunities Network (ION), the New England Peace Pagoda, and others for “400 Years: Truth & Healing for the Next Seven Generations.” The event was organized by ION, and coincided with the Peace Pagoda’s “Listening to the Call of the Great Spirit” walk. Throughout the day, we…
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Sage & Spirit: Harvesting Agape Herbs
Please enjoy this glimpse of the sage we harvested earlier today, paired with the Grateful Dead:
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