Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry & Sacred Ground in Action Initiative Taking place each week from February 26 until March 26 from 6:30 – 8 pm, one of the virtual Lenten book study selections this year is Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape by geologist and writer Lauret Savoy. From a Ploughshares review: “[Savoy] traces her Native, … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground in Action Initiative While some would have you believe that for February there’s not much to say beyond our “250 glorious years of American independence” (hint, the house is white) we surely know better! Black history is richly varied, filled with pain-filled sorrow and hope-filled joy; outwardly imposed denial of freedom and vibrant, … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground in Action Initiative “Faith, in this hour, is not a private comfort. It is a public commitment.” To bake a loaf of bread, several ingredients are needed. To stop the onslaught of ICE, here is one ingredient for change flavored by faith. “We grieve this moment. And we reject it.” To sign the Prophetic Declaration: … READ MORE…
From Sacred Ground In Action (SGIA): What was once a beacon of hope is seen by many across the world as a cynically obsolete promise. Many of us still believe in that promise of invitation to live in a country with freedom and justice for all, as merely aspirational as it seems and often has … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground In Action (SGIA) What were once considered sensitive locations – schools, places of worship, courthouses and polling places, hospitals and clinics, and sites for emergency relief – buildings that protect fairness and dignity for individuals and families are now fair game for disruption, chaos, and violence by federal agents. The Protecting Sensitive Locations … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground In Action (SGIA) Honoring Native History This Week, This Month, and Always Next Thursday, friends and family will gather for annual celebrations of gratitude and togetherness. First Nations Development Institute encourages people “to hold space during this time for healing and acknowledging the rich traditions of Indigenous communities. As Native American Heritage Month continues, and as you … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground In Action (SGIA) For many, Thanksgiving Day is not celebrated so much for the “First Thanksgiving,” but as a day to express gratitude for our families, friends, neighbors, and especially for God’s goodness. But for many of our Indigenous siblings, it can be experienced as a day of mourning for the loss of … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground In Action (SGIA) In a 2017 Kenyon Review interview, the Indigenous poet Joy Harjo said “Listening is the essential skill necessary for any knowledge and science or art. We go back to the kitchen table. Along with listening is acknowledging what you’re hearing and following through with the knowledge or instructions or insights … READ MORE…
From St. Paul’s Sacred Ground in Action Ministry (SGIA): After so many cultural (among myriad other) assaults, t’s hard to imagine that even more harm can be done to Indigenous lands and communities. With the crafty confiscation of land for the purpose of copper extraction and subsequent destruction of sacred land, the Rio Tinto and … READ MORE…
Simpler Living & Sacred Ground in Action (SGIA) Once again our National City neighbors and the Environmental Health Coalition find it necessary to prevent yet another proposed fuel transfer station adjacent to their residential neighborhood. West National City experiences more cancer and cardiopulmonary-causing diesel pollution than 90% of other California communities. Not only would the … READ MORE…