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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...
Reflecting on Food as a Language of Culture

Reflecting on Food as a Language of Culture

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 15, 2021 | Conscious Living, Society and Culture

Last month Henry and I spent a few days in New York City. One of the places we visited was the food hall known as Chelsea Market. As we walked from specialty shop to food stall to ethnic restaurant, I found myself thinking about food in different ways. I’ve traveled...
Gentrification and Thanksgiving: Pondering a Slice of American Life

Gentrification and Thanksgiving: Pondering a Slice of American Life

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 25, 2019 | Society and Culture

Recently we took a pre-Thanksgiving week of vacation in San Diego. On Saturday morning, we went to Barrio Logan, a Hispanic neighborhood we’d learned about online. While we’d read interesting things about the area, we didn’t see much happening, other than a really...
Celebrating Local Desert Artwork

Celebrating Local Desert Artwork

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 18, 2019 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons, Society and Culture

Recently, Henry and I spent a Sunday afternoon in the small town of Tubac, Arizona. Like a number of smaller western towns (such as Silver City, New Mexico, where we used to live), Tubac is surviving, even thriving, by encouraging the development of a tourist-based...

Giving Thanks for the Internet

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 19, 2017 | Society and Culture, Spiritual Life, Writing Life

My newest ministry adventure officially “goes public” today. Although Advent begins on December 2, my online retreat on Advent of Jesus through the Eyes of Others begins today. It begins before Advent because I wanted people to have time to get comfortable with the...
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