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Sowing Seeds: Reflection on the Anniversary of Our Agape Wedding, May 29th 2014 – By Emily Jendzejec and Bennett Comerford
Spring of 2005: We Come to Agape We like to think of it more as it was always meant to be. Agape chose us years ago, and we have been…
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Pope Francis and Nonviolent Parenting: A Personal Reflection – by Suzanne Belote Shanley
In remarks during a general audience at the Vatican in February, devoted to “the role of fathers in the family,” Pope Francis spoke of correcting children “with firmness” commenting…
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Tribute to Juanita Morrow Nelson – August 17, 1923 – March 9, 2015 – By Brayton Shanley
I do not remember the first time that I met Juanita Nelson and her husband Wally. In the world of peacemaking, the names and tax refusal actions of these…
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Book Review: Seizing the Nonviolent Moments by Nancy Small
Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Nancy Small has just published a new book, Seizing the Nonviolent Moments: Reflections on the Spirituality of Nonviolence Through the Lens of Scripture,…
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“Blessed Are the Merciful” – By Pat Ferrone
Armed only with banners advocating mercy, and signs decrying the death penalty, nonviolent peacemakers from Agape, Pax Christi, Veterans for Peace and elsewhere, regularly stand vigil in front of…
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Ecology and Religion – by John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
What might be the contribution of religions to the long-term flourishing of the…
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A Vital Conversation: Integrating Ecology, Justice and Peace On Agape’s 32nd Anniversary – by Suzanne Belote Shanley
At first we thought only of disaster for our annual St. Francis Day event as forecast after forecast of steady…
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Must We Not Kill? – by Brayton Shanley
Outrage at the bombing of ISIS is in short supply these past months. There must be strong compliance in this absence of opposition. …
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It Runs In the Family: On Being Raised By Radicals by Frida Berrigan
by Frida Berrigan Once, when my husband Patrick was a kid, he and all his friends were sitting under a big table in…
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A Mystic Journey in the Everyday Life at Agape – by Angela Cacciarru
When I arrived at Agape Community, on September 13th, the first thing…
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