#compassionateSA Local nonprofits lend helping hand to women impacted by COVID-19 pandemic https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/09/15/local-nonprofits-lend-helping-hand-to-women-impacted-by-covid-19-pandemic/ Nonprofits are offering help with resumes, giving professional attire and connecting people to different resources available. @dressforsuccess @SalvationArmyUS
. . . is a grassroots movement that promotes, supports and celebrates San Antonio’s commitment to be a world-class compassionate city: one where the civic government, the religious and volunteer organizations, the businesses, the community and its educational institutions come together to recognize the importance and value of compassion in the life of a city and by doing so create an ethos of compassion and a safety net for its most vulnerable citizens. #compassionateSA
Find out more about the 2020 Compassionate Institute and the more than 150 compassionate fellows who are on a year-long journey to bring more compassion to our schools.
Congratulations to our 2020 San Antonio Peace Laureates: (left to right): Lionel Sosa, G.P. Singh and Cappy Lawton. local voices of wisdom and experience to speak for peace and justice in San Antonio.
Thanks to the magic of NOWCastSA, you can watch the January 26, 2020 Blessing of the Peacemakers online.
THE CHARTER FOR COMPASSION
. . is an international initiative to restore compassionate action to the center of religious, moral and political life. Compassion is the principled determination to put ourselves in the shoes of the other, and lies at the heart of all religious and ethical systems.
POEM: “Let This Darkness Be A Bell Tower,” by Rainer Maria Rilke
Quiet friend who has come so far, feel how your breathing makes more space around you. Let this darkness be a bell tower and you the bell. As you ring, what batters you becomes your strength. Move back and forth into the change. What is it like, such intensity of...
Happy Birthday To . . . Paul & Phyllis
August 3, 1858 Paul Sabatier "Theories cannot claim to be indestructible. They are only the plough which the ploughman uses to draw his furrow and which he has every right to discard for another one, of improved design, after the harvest." August 3, 1920 P.D. James...
POEM: “I Confess,” by Alison Luterman
I stalked her in the grocery store: her crown of snowy braids held in place by a great silver clip, her erect bearing, radiating tenderness,watching the way she placed yogurt and avocados in her basket, beaming peace like the North Star. I wanted to ask, "What aisle...
Immigrant Children and Families Need Shelter and Basics Today
Recent court decision ordered the release of children held in immigration custody due to risk of COVID. Several families are being released this weekend including pregnant women. They need to stay in SA for a short period of time before making the final leg of their...
7 AM Prayer for San Antonio during pandemic
May we be blessed as vessels of healing and restoration. May San Antonio be a strong shelter and may all our residents find protection from COVID-19. May we become more mindful of others’ needs and always come together in a spirit of unity. May those who are sick,...
Happy Birthday To . . . E.B. & Fred
July 11, 1899 E.B. White "I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that doesn't have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular, although many men are born upright." July 11, 1926 Frederick Buechner...
Interfaith Calendar: November, 2020
1 November: All Saints Day – Christian
1 November: Samhain / Beltane – Wicca/Pagan
2 November: All Souls Day / Dia de los Muertos – Catholic Christian
12 November: Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i
13 November: Jain New Year – Jain
14 November: Diwali (Deepavali) – Hindu-Jain-Sikh
15 November: Nativity Fast begins – ends Dec. 24 – Orthodox Christian
15 November: Vikram New Year – Hindu
22 November: Christ the King – Christian
24 November: Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur – Sikh
26 November: Thanksgiving – Interfaith USA
26 November: Day of the Covenant – Baha’i
28 November: Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha – Baha’i
29 November: Advent begins– Christian
30 November: St. Andrew’s Day – Christian
30 November: Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib – Sikh
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34th Annual City-wide Interfaith Worship Service
January 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm -
DreamWeek: “LISTEN FOR A CHANGE” with Jen Hatmaker, Kimiya Denise & Dorian Williams
January 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Texas A&M University – San Antonio Anti – Human Trafficking Conference
January 23 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm -
Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI Lecture Series | Quiet Prophecy: Another Kind of Protest for Social and Religious Transformation
March 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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