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Stonehill College Rural Immersion
A Stonehill College H.O.P.E. service trip, originally scheduled for two weeks in Nicaragua, had to change plans when a travel advisory was issued, so the two faculty members and…
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Comments from Iona College
Here’s what students from Iona College had to say about their retreat in April: “This is the only extended field trip I’ve ever been on at Iona and I wish…
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Iona College Rural Immersion
This post comes a few months after the fact due to a combination of Brayton and Suzanne’s writing sabbatical earlier this year, transitions in community members, and lack of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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A Pilgrimage to Standing Rock: “After 500 Years of Oppression, All We Have Left Is Love” by Brayton Shanley
The following is Brayton’s account of his five days at Standing Rock encampment in December of 2016. The Lakota people were defending their sacred burial grounds, land, and water…
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After Images of Historic Protests
It takes a very good reason to get us to Washington, DC to protest these days. I do my protesting closer to home in Central Massachusetts. But for Donald…
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