by Susan | Jan 31, 2022 | inspiration, News Stories
Sunday’s Blessing of the Peacemakers began with a review of peace initiatives by a San Antonian long involved in those efforts. The Rev. Ann Helmke didn’t speak long but she ticked off a timeline that I wanted to slow down. t was history deserving of its own award....
by Susan | Jan 24, 2021 | inspiration, News Stories
by Rosalyn Falcon Collier Express-News, 23 January, 2021 Since 2006, the peaceCENTER has celebrated San Antonio’s peacemakers with a Blessing of the Peacemakers, held the last Sunday of January to dovetail with the start of the internationally recognized Season for...
by Susan | Nov 26, 2020 | inspiration, News Stories
From the San Antonio Express-News, 26 November, 2020 By Dennis Slattery The word “compassion” entered the fringes of social discourse years ago and has now moved closer to the center of discussion for many. Etymologically, its history reaches back to ancient periods....
by Susan | Sep 13, 2020 | inspiration, News Stories
Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, September 12, 2020 A hint of fall this week gave us a reprieve, however temporary, from a summer that was long and hot and steeped in shared stress. No one in the United States was spared the effects of a mismanaged pandemic, a...
by Susan | May 10, 2020 | News Stories
By Peggy O’Hare STAFF WRITER San Antonio Express-News, 10 May, 2020, page H1 The Rev. Ann Helmke, a Lutheran minister who serves as the city’s liaison to its faith-based communities, discusses how churches and temples can best meet the needs of their congregations and...
by Susan | May 9, 2020 | inspiration, News Stories
By Ann Helmke FOR THE EXPRESS-NEWS May 9, 2020 page A13 Who are we in the midst of COVID-19? Sometimes I find myself imagining the God’s eye view of our human movement during these surreal times. The image is daunting and more than the eye of my heart can take in...
