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A Speck at the Sea by Dave Legg
A breath in fog at the edge of dawn am I Standing on rock by crashing sea Waiting and hoping on the Source Again and again in each moment Love melts fog. “Come to me at the sea drink your fill of Light” Knowing God is Love for all gratitude swells strong as wave Each…
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Like a Horse and Carriage by Fr. John Sullivan MS
After over a year of not seeing one another, I was grateful for the opportunity to visit recently with my good friends Suzanne and Brayton. Our friendship goes back more than 25 years when I would stop at Agape during my visits home to the States while working as a La Salette Missionary priest in…
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Making Mundane Moments Meaningful by Kelton Tupper
Much of my two months spent at Agape have been mundane, and I mean that in the best possible way. I have spent most of my life in the hustle and bustle of a D.C. suburb. Things are fast paced, and there is always something going on. Any break in the action is seen as…
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Voices of Agape
Sarah Kothe, Boston College grad, 2012 writes six years later of internship at Agape This letter to Agape has been percolating in my mind for some time now. I was an Agape intern in 2011 with Erica and the two lassies from Ireland. That summer was a formative experience in my life. I frequently think…
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A Plea for Samah, an Aspiring Architect from Aleppo, Syria by Kate Carew
I’m writing today to ask your support through prayer, a donation, or spreading the word for Samah, age 19, from Aleppo Syria, whom after my own prayer and discernment, I decided to host through a crowdfunding campaign, via a non-profit called Humanwire, a 501(c)3 with a U.S. base in Colorado. First let me tell you…
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Guests Dawn & Guillaume
Last month, we had the pleasure of hosting two fantastic guests, Guillaume (of France), and Dawn- local of Barre, who worked in the office of the Insight Meditation Society now moving onto her spiritual journey across the world. Guillaume had sampled the sounds of New York on his way here, with his recorder, which were…
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St. Suzanne’s in June
When the group from St. Suzanne’s arrived, we had welcomed them with a snack and a warm discussion about each of our connections to environmental consciousness. After we got acquainted, there was a tour of the Straw Bale House (St. Brigid) where the power system was explained, given that it runs on its own…
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Work Day, June 10th
Today, on June 10th as the college group from St. Joseph’s was still here, Bill Toller and a number of other people involved in Just Faith showed up in Bill’s Toyota Tacoma, which came in very handy! With that, we transferred many piles of wood from down the road. Mike Hope and his son, Chris Hope…
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St. Joseph’s in June
It was a Thursday in June when the group from St. Joseph’s college arrived, and with many gifts of delicious food. They were to stay until Sunday, the morning after the Work Day. During that time, we worked to gather and split cords for the coming seasons. In between, we played music together, and…
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Stonehill in the Spring
Just recently, in the beautiful spring weather, Agape had the pleasure of hosting a memorable group of Stonehill College for the 8th consecutive year for a Rural Immersion. Upon arriving, the tour of our community would strike up interests in the environmental majors and foreign majors alike, which would later be discussed in a meeting…
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