On an Airplane Headed to Nashville
Dr. Chmiel I am wordless. I finally finished your book. In one sitting, on an airplane headed to Nashville. I can’t believe I didn’t read it sooner. I wish I was more like Tanya, but…
Category: Friends
Share the Wealth with Matthew Hyde and Tina Villalobos: Acknowledging the Human
“The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree…
Gratitude for Imman and Sharifa
A wonderful and illuminating sharing last evening by Sharifa Barakat and Imman Musa before a packed house at Marty and Jerry’s. Thanks to the many students from Maryville and SLU who came as well as new and old friends.
Share the Wealth with Imman Musa and Sharifa Barakat: Growing up Palestinian American
We would like to talk to you about our Palestinian heritage and some of the unique experiences we have had as Muslim Palestinian-American women living in the Midwest. Sharifa is a product specialist at Elsevier,…
Share the Wealth with Julie Johnson–Creative Serving: Giving Back to St. Louis with Photography and Art
Julie Johnson is a photographer and public school teacher in North St. Louis County. She owns a card company called STL Heart Cards. She captures off the beaten path spaces, people, and experiences in St….
Share the Wealth with SLU Puleo Scholars: Learning a Theology of Accompaniment
Three students from Saint Louis University will share stories of growth, challenges, and joy about their summer studying liberation theology and accompanying the people that they encountered in Nicaragua. Meg Buckley is a senior studying…
Raw, Humbling, Challenging by Meg Buckley
I am drawn to the Mev Puleo scholarship because it has been something that has weighed on my heart ever since hearing of its existence. I stumbled across The Book of Mev this past summer,…
Share the Wealth with Emma Shaw
Death is not the antithesis of life but rather the teacher of life. It has been my true honor to accompany individuals and families as they face the fear, pain, peace, and inevitability of saying…
Share the Wealth with Te Martin: The Wisdom of Silence, Pilgrimage, and a Compost Pile– Reflections on Summer
Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again, come,…
My name is Strong: Art for Social Change and Healing
I’ve had the amazing opportunity of leading this year’s My name is Strong, an anti-violence community arts initiative and awareness campaign uniting people in creative protest and healing in response to power-based and intersectional violence….