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Kirkridge is hiring kitchen staff!
Kirkridge Retreat Center is looking for a friendly, hospitable team member to join our kitchen staff. Located on the homelands
Pilgrimage to Iona 2026
A guest post from Cathy Campanaro I have wanted to travel to Iona for a long time, and when I
What the plants breathe out 🌱
Some notes on interdependence from Nichola Torbett, Director of Political Education and Organizing Perhaps it has been hard for you,
Not Bound By Boxes
Sisterly Retreat 2012 on the deck at Nelson Lodge Dear friends, It feels odd to remember that when I applied
What Burns and What Persists
A few weeks ago we had a brush fire back in our woods. It was between Old Mag Road and

For Minneapolis, January 2026: A Prayer for the Nighttime
by Nichola Torbett, Associate Director of Kirkridge Retreat & Study Center You with the frostbitten hands, You, proffering trail mix
Kirkridge is hiring an on-site chef!
Kirkridge Retreat Center is looking for a local chef to create meals for our programs and retreats. Located on the
The Stream Keeps Flowing: A Fall Festival Celebrating Justice-Making at Kirkridge
Click here to register for this event; you will be sent the Zoom link to attend. The stream of justice-making

All But Speechless
The following are Kirkridge-community-member Bill Wylie-Kellermann’s words at a press conference on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. I confess that for