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Queer As In Rejecting Oppressive Social Norms
This reflection on Romans 12: 1-6a was offered by Nichola Torbett at the June Wild Church service at Kirkridge. Today

Daniel Berrigan loved Kirkridge
Friends, Daniel Berrigan loved Kirkridge. He loved the windows and the vistas, the way nature called to him to look

Where White People Get Stuck
I am writing this as a white person who sometimes gets stuck in my efforts to speak up about racism,

The Stones Cry Out
Sometimes the confrontation between love and desecration is so intense that, according to scripture, even the stones will cry out.

Ceasefire in Israel/Palestine
On Tuesday night, members and friends of the Kirkridge residential community held a vigil for a ceasefire in Israel/Palestine in

Why Haven’t We Acted Sooner?
By Nichola Torbett “Why didn’t I do something sooner?” That was the question I kept asking myself when the racial

Once in a Blue Moon
By Joyce Hollyday It was a night of nature at her height of magnificence—and depth of ferocity. On August 30,

Weaving our Iona Connections: A Walking Awake Pilgrimage with Columcille Megalith Park and Kirkridge Retreat Center to the Isle of Iona, Scotland
May 3rd – 11th, 2024: Guided by Walking Awake’s Denise Crawn (former Columcille Board Member and Kirkridge employee) and her

Letter to the Board
from Joyce Hollyday When Lydia was discerning her call to Kirkridge, she spun a vision that included a residential community.