Category Archives: fearlessness
Black Bodies
by Richard Rohr Until the killing of black mothers’ sons [and daughters] is as important as the discovery of white mothers’ sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest. —Ella Baker [1] As I wrote in last week’s meditations, the early … Continue reading
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Returning the Gift
By Robin Wall Kimmerer We are showered every day with the gifts of the Earth, gifts we have neither earned nor paid for: air to breathe, nurturing rain, black soil, berries and honeybees, the tree that became this page, a … Continue reading
The Greatest Danger – The Deadening of Heart and Mind
by Joanna Macy “What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.” – Buddha The Great Turning arises in response to what we know and feel is happening to our world. It entails … Continue reading
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I’ll be a Hummingbird. I’ll Do the Best I Can.
by Prof RR -Rajagopalan We are being constantly being bombarded by the problems that we face and sometimes we can get completely overwhelmed. The story of the humming bird is about this huge forest being consumed by a fire. All … Continue reading
Para ti mi puebo/ for You My People
por Edyka Chilomé (Introducción a la película/ Introduction to film) “During the making of this film, two of the largest Immigration and Customs (ICE) operations of this decade took place in Southern USA Durante la grabación de estra película, dos … Continue reading
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Nosotras Somos / We are the ones
Por June Jordan [English below] For Audio Click here Poema para mujeres sudafricanas/ Poem for South African Women En conmemoración a las 40,000 mujeres y niñ@s quienes en el 9 de agosto de 1956, se presentaron en protesta contra el … Continue reading
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Coronavirus
por Jayeshbhai [English below] Due to our local county’s guidance around Coronavirus risks, this week’s circle has moved to a virtual space! To learn more about the online circle, just RSVP here, and we’ll send you the details by email. Queridos Amig@s, … Continue reading
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La esperanza es la orientación del corazón / Hope is an Orientation of the Heart
por Václav Havel [English below] El tipo de esperanza en el que a diario pienso (especialmente en situaciones particularmente desesperadas, como la prisión) la entiendo sobre todo como un estado mental, no como un estado del mundo. O tenemos esperanza … Continue reading
You Stand With the Poor and the Powerless and the Voiceless
by Reverend Gregory Boyle Thank you very much for this kind and generous honor. President Benton called me some months ago and he said, “Greg, do you believe in free speech?”, and I said yes, and he said, “Good, you’re … Continue reading
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Fuímos hechos para estos tiempos/ We Were Made for These Times
por Clarissa Pinkola Estes [English below] Amig@s mí@s, no os desaniméis. Fuimos hech@s para estos tiempos. He escuchado últimamente sobre tantas personas que están profundamente y con toda la razón perplejas. Están preocupadas por el estado de las cosas en … Continue reading
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