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Articles and Announcements

Stations of Hope: A Thursdays in Black Journey Against Violence

February 19th, 2025|

Introduction and Background: Lent is a sacred season in the Christian tradition—a time for deep reflection, repentance, and renewal. It invites us to walk with Jesus on his journey to the Cross, contemplating his suffering, sacrifice, and ultimate triumph over death. Yet, it is also a time to confront the harsh reality that Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion were acts of violence. His story resonates deeply with the experiences of countless people who suffer violence and injustice in our world today. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global crisis. Statistics tell us that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 9 men are victims of [...]

Poems

The Knitting Shoppe

April 20th, 2020|

I finger the yarn, Checking its strength and quality, Comparing the weights and colors. The shop keeper watches me, Unsure and unconvinced. I am a foreign woman in a foreign land. Possessing only the barest words of her language. I pick up a particularly beautiful skein. It is soft and obviously hand-dyed. And sighing the sigh of true appreciation I meet her eye and breathe, “Sehr shon”.     (There are umlauts over the ‘o’, ..) “Very lovely.” She stops, Then beams, Proud that the quality Of the material she loves Transcends. We nod in agreement As women (and knitters) will [...]