Oscar Romero…¡Presente! Reflections on a Pastor, Prophet, and Martyr
“If God accepts the sacrifice of my life, may my blood be a seed of freedom and a sign that hope will soon become a reality. A bishop will die, but the Church of God,…
Category: Gatherings
Stories from Winter Outreach with Tina Busch
Upcoming Share the Wealth gathering… St. Louis Winter Outreach is the brainchild of Teka Childress. One winter a homeless friend of hers died of hypothermia at a bus stop. Teka swore that if she could…
What To Do When Not Doing
Our next Share the Wealth gathering will be with Emily Kryzer (a graduate of SLU in 2011), who will offer a brief reflection on one experience of “taking a year (or two) off”–rooting up lesson,…
Appalachian Summer: To the Mountains and Back
Join us Sunday February 24th as Cami Kasmerchak shares stories of her summer in the Appalachian Mountains. Cami worked for the nonprofit organization Appalachia Service Project in Clinton, Tennessee and will be returning to the…
Coming Alive
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. -Rev. Howard Thurman To live…
Share the Wealth with J’Ann and Metra–Echoes: A Time of Endless Wars
Join us for our next Share the Wealth gathering as artists Metra Taylor and J’Ann Allen invite us to explore art depictions of wars throughout history. Metra and J’Ann will take us from the ancient…
There’s a Difference
Last night, twenty of us gathered to discuss Mev’s The Struggle is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation. People ranged in age from 20 to 65; some of us knew Mev personally, others had read…
An Inspiring Evening by Jenn Reyes Lay
I was once again inspired and on fire this evening from the beautiful collection of stories from Brazil compiled by Mev Puleo entitled The Struggle Is One. Gathering with many who have also been touched by…
Perspectives Taken from Latin America
Friends, Join us on Sunday 27 January to hear from SLU juniors Mary Shannon, Erin Twiehaus, and Julia Thomas, as they share about their times living in Latin America in 2012. Mary spent 6 months…
Julian Assange in Conversation with John Pilger
“You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can’t lead to a good conclusion.” –Julian Assange,…