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Moltmann - Eucharist: the Sacrament of Remembered Hope.

The following quote is powerful enough to start a true revolution.
In the Lord’s Supper, the eucharist, what history and life ‘between the times’ means for Christians is experienced in an examplary and definitive way. It is the sign of remembrance of Christ’s suffering and death ‘for many’, a remembrance which makes present, and as such [...]

How to start a revolution

Take bread and wine.
Hold it tight in your hands.
Now let it go. Share it. It was not yours to begin with.
That is just the beginning.

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Making the world again

“Brothers and Sisters:
Humanity lives in the breast every one of us, and, like the heart, prefers the left side. We need to find her; we need to find ourselves.
There is no need to conquer the world. It is enough that we make it again. We. Today.”
- Zapatistas

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Vocabulary for a New World: Organic Intellectual

As theorized by Gramsci, an Organic intellectual, unlike a traditional intellectual, is a bourgeoisie scholar who cultivates strong roots in his/her community, working to maintain links with local issues and struggles that connect to the people and their experiences. While traditional intellectuals imagine themselves as an autonomous group with an historical presence above and separate from political [...]

Keep on Fighting, keep on Loving

Via Cut and Paint

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¡Hasta Siempre Comandante!

At the risk of sounding ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by feelings of love
- Ernesto “Che” Guevara

Seguiremos adelante
como junto a ti seguimos
y con Fidel te decimos:
!Hasta siempre, Comandante!

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harvesting at the Mustard Seed House

    

From our urban garden at  The Mustard Seed House garden. Harvested in just a couple hours yesterday the afternoon.

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Proclamation of the Republic of Puerto Rico

Grito de Lares
Rebellion

 

 

Tomb of Ramón E. Betances in Cabo Rojo, with the Lares flag in front, 2007
The Lares uprising, commonly known as the “Grito de Lares” occurred on September 23, 1868, but was planned well before that date by a group led by Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances and Segundo Ruiz Belvis, who on January 6, [...]

The Revolution Starts at Home featured in BlogHer

Ricci’s blog The Revolution Starts at Home was featured this week in BlogHer.
Finding Simplicity | BlogHer
By Rachelle Mee Chapman
In a western commercialized society, is there any part of the spiritual path that is more difficult to practice than simplicity? The noisy-ness of our world can make it incredibly difficult to find a place where you [...]

Liberating Spaces - Favelas in Brasil

This is one the of the most beautiful and powerful images I’ve seen in a long time. This photo is taken in of the favelas in Brasil, speak to me of redemption and the collaborative endevour that we have as we liberate space for beauty, transformation, peace and justice.

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