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Unconditional Moments and Agenda-less Connections

Unconditional Moments and Agenda-less Connections

by Shirin McArthur | Mar 20, 2023 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture

When I started this series of Lenten reflections on unconditional love, I promised to conclude by posing an alternative to the societal ideal. I hope that my reflections over the past couple weeks have given you a sense that we’re just not wired to love without...
Interpreting a Sign: Are We All Still Slaves?

Interpreting a Sign: Are We All Still Slaves?

by Shirin McArthur | Feb 6, 2023 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture

A couple weeks ago, Henry and I traveled to New Orleans for a few days of vacation. I hadn’t been there since a college band tour, and Henry had only driven through. We stayed in the French Quarter, enjoyed a lot of delicious local food, and explored the parts of town...
Realizing Further Inequities Indigenous People Face

Realizing Further Inequities Indigenous People Face

by Shirin McArthur | Jan 30, 2023 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture

After writing last week’s post about the American Rent Is Due sign, I had some further realizations about the inequities Indigenous people still face in America, and I thought I would share one of them today. As a child growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I...
Reflecting on the Crucible that Is the New Year

Reflecting on the Crucible that Is the New Year

by Shirin McArthur | Jan 9, 2023 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Spiritual Life

Dear friends, I continue to reflect on images and ideas that came to me during our pilgrimage to the Holy Land in November 2022. In this post, I’d like to make some connections between pilgrimage as crucible and our pilgrim journey into the new year. A crucible is the...
Pondering How to Be a Good Relative

Pondering How to Be a Good Relative

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 21, 2022 | Christianity, Society and Culture, Spiritual Life

Last month, I attended our Episcopal Diocese’s annual convention and had the privilege of hearing the Rev. Isaiah Shaneequa Brokenleg give the keynote speech. She’s on the national church staff in the Office of Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care. Her words...
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