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Re-Membering Emergent Village: First Thoughts

(This is not a step by step retelling of the EV DC 09 weekend, but a brief reflection a week after the event. There will be more posts following this one. Photos thanks to Tim Snyder)

As I mentioned before, on April 24-26 I joined 24 sisters and brothers in a process that I refer as [...]

Turning Grease into Gospel

 
One small bar of soap can spark many reflections—spiritual, sociologic, entropologic and ecologic—according to Claudio Oliver, who has spent 20 years working with the urban poor, and on community development, dental and medical projects, team equipping, and teaching in Curitiba, Brazil. Over the past five years, interviewer Spencer Burke has developed a friendship with Claudio [...]

March 2009 MSA Seed Sampler: The Majority Future and Reconciliation

It is difficult for many white people to admit their privilege and dominance in society, especially American society. It is a sensitive topic, discussions of which at any great length can lead to hurt feelings, defensiveness, and resentment.
At MSA, we believe that reconciliation is at the core of God’s kingdom vision for the world. Biblical [...]

Remembering Dom Hélder Camara

 

“I love hearing the apostles ask: ‘Lord, teach us how to pray.’ we may sometimes think we’ve learnt how to pray already. All the same, knowing the Lord’s Prayer off by heart isn’t enough. The important thing is to learn to live the prayer the Lord has taught us.
“Beginning with ‘Our Father.’ Are we really [...]

Remembering Lanza del Vasto, Servant of Peace

 

“Power can be used for any purpose, but non-violence and the power of of justice can serve only justice.”
“… the future must be a future of non-violence, or else there will be no future.”
“…peace, strength and joy.”

 
 
Lanza del Vasto, (Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia), (September 29, 1901 – January 5,1981) was a philosopher, poet, artist, and [...]

Reconciliation’s Challenge for New Monastic Communities (by Jason and Vonetta Storbakken)

Do not miss this insightful and provocative post from my friends Jason and Vonetta Strobakken from Radical Living Community in NYC. This is a first in a series of posts and responses in God’s Politics Blog about the subject of multi-cuttural, multi-racial, multi-ethnic expression in new monasticism.
Reconciliation’s Challenge for New Monastic Communities (by Jason and Vonetta [...]

The Revolution Starts at Home - New Blog

Check out the new homegrown plot to transform the world by the Rosario-Kilmer tribe.
My wife (Ricci) just launched a blog in which she will reflect on holistic life and spirituality from the perspective of a practitioner, revolutionary, mother, wife, communitarian and homegrown critical educator.
The Revolution Starts at Home
Making coffee to open our eyes in the [...]

Notes from Submergent Next Steps Gathering

Warning - Very long post ahead
After months of planning and many online conversations, 10 rabble rousers got together this past weekend in Philadelphia to dream, dialogue and conspire about the next steps Submergent should take. Many others were invited, but couldn’t make it to the gathering - so no, it was not a secret meeting [...]

Heading to Philly for Submergent Next Steps Gathering

I’m all set for my trip tomorrow morning to Philadelphia for the Submergent Next Step Gathering. Among the things I am looking for, is to have a real Philly Cheesesteak sandwich with Mark Van Steenwyk and also finally hanging out in person with Jason Evans.
I’ll be posting some updates from the gathering
Submergent
Embracing the Anabaptist impulse, [...]

The Ordinary Radicals : The Trailer

I’m looking forward the release of this project. Some good friends of mine will be part of this inspiring and important film

 
The Ordinary Radicals

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