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Happy Juneteenth
Today, in a spirit of humility, we at Kirkridge mark Juneteenth, a national holiday celebrating the end of an institution
Letter to the Board
from Joyce Hollyday When Lydia was discerning her call to Kirkridge, she spun a vision that included a residential community.
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
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,
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
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
The Stones Cry Out
Sometimes the confrontation between love and desecration is so intense that, according to scripture, even the stones will cry out.
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,
Daniel Berrigan loved Kirkridge
Friends, Daniel Berrigan loved Kirkridge. He loved the windows and the vistas, the way nature called to him to look