Servant Song – Agape Community

Pro-Death Catholics and the Racist Death Penalty

Posted by SuzanneShanley on January 1, 2021

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…

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In Memoriam

Posted by SuzanneShanley on August 25, 2020

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…

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Origins of White Supremacy by Brayton Shanley

Posted by George on December 8, 2017

It is October 7, 2017, and I am looking out at the crowd of 350 people with about one hundred Native people representing…

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Standing at the Sacred Fire Before Dawn by Suzanne Belote Shanley

Posted by George on December 8, 2017

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,…

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Standing Rock is Everywhere by Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Standing Rock, SD

Posted by George on December 8, 2017

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…

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Listening to Native Voices by Rev. Margaret Bullitt Jonas

Posted by George on December 8, 2017

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…

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The Power of Female Energy by Elena Creef

Posted by George on December 8, 2017

I didn’t know until I arrived at Agape how much I needed to be in the healing company of like-minded individuals…

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Women Are Keepers of the Water by Beatrice Menase Kwe Jackson

Posted by George on December 8, 2017

According to the Anishnawve migration story, we always thought the East Coast Indians would come out west to do ceremony with us. But that never happened.

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Cangleska Wakan – The Sacred Hoop by George Aguiar

Posted by George on December 8, 2017

Recently, in a phone conversation with Suzanne and Brayton, I was sharing with them how wonderful my experience of this St Francis…

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Finding Community by the Water: A Reflection on Saint Francis Day at Agape by Oliver Mesmer

Posted by George on December 8, 2017

Agape’s Francis Day brings people together from all for the purpose of peace. I came to help lay the groundwork for the event to run smoothly, arriving,…

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