by Neil Lewis | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Blessing of the Peacemakers is a joyous multi-faith ceremony featuring music, prayer, inclusive & innovative ritual, and inspirational speakers. The event marks the beginning of the United Nations 64-day Season for Nonviolence and honors all of the peacemakers...
by Susan | Dec 8, 2022 | birthdays, inspiration, Uncategorized
December 8, 1939 Mary Catherine Bateson “Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.” December 8, 1960 Bill McKibben “Community is as endangered by surplus as it is by deficit. If there is too much money floating around it enables people to have...
by Susan | Sep 30, 2022 | interfaith calendar, Uncategorized
October 4: St Francis Day / Blessing of the Animals – Christian October 4: Navaratri Ends – Hindu October 5: Yom Kippur – Judaism October 6: St. Thomas Day – Orthodox Christian October 7: Mawlid an-Nabi – Islam October 10: Sukkot begins – Judaism October 16:...
by Susan | Jul 12, 2022 | birthdays, Uncategorized
July 12, 1895 Buckminster Fuller “We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody.” July 12, 1997 Malala Yousafzai...
by Susan | Jun 5, 2022 | birthdays, inspiration, Uncategorized
June 5, 1898 Federico García Lorca “I will always be on the side of those who have nothing and who are not even allowed to enjoy the nothing they have in peace.” June 5, 1934 Bill Moyers “What’s right and good doesn’t come naturally. You have...
by Susan | May 1, 2022 | birthdays, Uncategorized
May 1, 1837 “Mother” Jones “My business is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” May 1, 1881 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin “Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of...
