Share the Wealth with Andrew Wimmer–The Solar: A Bridge from Here to There
A decade ago I began reading and thinking in a more focused way about the economy. About money and how it works — and how it could and should work. I would like you to…
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Share the Wealth with Lynda Oppong: Finding Purpose
I am grateful for this opportunity to talk a little bit about myself and my experiences so far. How living between two countries now have moulded who I am now and how my life in…
Share the Wealth with Brittany, Julia, and Suzy: Reflections from the 2017 Mev Puleo Program
We–Brittany Butler (junior), Suzy Kickham (sophomore), and Julia Nouse (sophomore)–spent 10 weeks studying liberation theology and living in community in Nicaragua this past summer. Now, after six months back in the states, lessons we learned…
Share the Wealth with Ashaki Jackson: Some Food for Thought
My name is Ashaki Jackson and I am native to Trinidad and Tobago. My family immigrated to the U.S. when I was 8 years old and later on I moved to St. Louis and pursued…
Share the Wealth with Ayesha Akhtar: صبر (Patience)
Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. Every year, Muslims around the world take part in a month of fasting called Ramadan. Ramadan is considered to be a very holy month for us, and it…
Share the Wealth with Savannah Sisk: Sunday 28 January 2018
“Lying on soft earth, carried into sky by longing, humans respond to stars with questions. Why is the Universe so vast? Why are we so small? Call and response through the night. My whole life…
Share the Wealth with Hanna Suek: My Time in the Philippines
My name is Hanna Suek. I am a junior at Saint Louis University majoring in Occupational Therapy. I had the privilege of studying abroad in Manila, Philippines last spring. I will be telling a few…
Share the Wealth with Lea Koesterer: 2017 Harvest in Occupied Palestine
My friend Mary Wuller told Lea to get in touch with me before she went on her trip to Palestine with Interfaith Peace Builders. We visited at Northwest Coffee in December, and I knew I…
December 10 Sunday Share the Wealth with Andrew Wimmer: Reckoning with Torture
In November 2005, Stop Torture Now, a project of the Center for Theology and Social Analysis in St. Louis, delivered a Peoples’ Indictment against Aero Contractors and the commissioners of the Johnston County airport in…
Share the Wealth with Andrew Wimmer: Practicing Loving Kindness Meditation
I’m looking forward to talking with other meditators about my recent introduction to Loving Kindness Meditation as taught by Bahnte Vimalaramsi during a ten-day retreat at the Dhamma Sukah Meditation Center in southern Missouri. I…