Poverty, Diversity and Justice

In one of my favorite Ted Talks, Educational Technology Specialist Sugata Mitra discusses his experiments with “Hole in the Wall” computers. These are computer kiosks left in Indian slums, among children with no prior contact with PCs. Mitra found that children, by pooling their knowledge and resources, learned how to operate the computers.

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Chesterton Orthodoxy

In one of my favorite Ted Talks, Educational Technology Specialist Sugata Mitra discusses his experiments with “Hole in the Wall” computers. These are computer kiosks left in Indian slums, among children with no prior contact with PCs. Mitra found that children, by pooling their knowledge and resources, learned how to operate the computers.

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Skin of the City

In one of my favorite Ted Talks, Educational Technology Specialist Sugata Mitra discusses his experiments with “Hole in the Wall” computers. These are computer kiosks left in Indian slums, among children with no prior contact with PCs. Mitra found that children, by pooling their knowledge and resources, learned how to operate the computers.

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Mission: Transformed

By Michelle Garcia September-October 2012   ON A FLIGHT from New York City to Guatemala some years back, I met…

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Spiritual Guides – The Welcoming Prayer

Acceptance for healing.

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Rite of Passage to Adulthood Liturgy

A community liturgy for celebrating and ushering a young person into adulthood around age 13.

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Moment of Blessing – Occasion of Assault

We come together this day to reclaim this space of assault as a place of life.

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Memorial Liturgy

This is a holy place. This is a place of gratitude. This is a place to say goodbye. This is a place to return and remember.

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Moment of Blessing – Occasion of Homicide

We come together this day to reclaim this space of homicide as a place of life.

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Lectio Divina – Personal Reading

Lectio Divina, or “sacred reading,” is an ancient way of prayerfully receiving the Word of God.

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Lectio Divina – Group Reading

A group practice of Lectio Divina, or “sacred reading,” is an ancient way of prayerfully receiving the Word of God in community.

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Manners of Mission

We embrace generosity, hospitality, simplicity, and vulnerability.

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Meal From Below: Eucharist Liturgy

Jesus, we come to the table having tasted the reality of your goodness and the mystery of your abundant love.

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Mission: Transformed

Street Psalms’ theology and community are born from the experiences of local leaders whose journeys have led them to find “good news.”

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Lent: A Time

I’m personally no good at pausing, in writing or in life. I am in fact behind on everything all the time. My email inbox is crammed and messages are flashing on my phone.

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