We’ll set not merely goals, but also intentions, for the coming year. We’ll make promises and we’ll create inspiration cards that can remind us of those promises throughout 2024. This service will be multiplatform–we’ll gather in person and online. However many of us are together in the sanctuary, you can definitely find us at First … Continue reading Intending 2024
You are enough! As we face the demands of the holidays, as we contemplate New Year’s Resolutions, a gentle reminder: you are already enough!
While we all know that practicing wellness (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, relational) should be part of a healthy lifestyle, we often don’t have time, or think we don’t have time, to do so. We will explore ways to reframe our busy mind and life to create space for intentional wellness practices.
We will explore how enacting rote kindness can be counterproductive and actually an act of cruelty. Civil discourse demands that we confront conflict and find ways to navigate it with compassionate communication. Prof. Russ is a Communications Studies faculty member at Saint Mary’s College.
In this time of civil turmoil, it is pivotal for white people to own their whiteness and bend their privilege in productive ways. This means moving beyond being an ally for people of color, to become anti-racist activists. It may even involve “going low” to confront racism and advocate for racial justice.
