Tag Archives: peace

Contribute a peace of the pie

Posted on May 10, 2012 by patdaniel

Mother’s Day is Sunday, and the Eighth Annual Mother’s Day National Action Day is tomorrow, Friday May 11. In 1870, Julia Ward Howe, a Unitarian Universalist, launched a campaign to promote an annual Mother’s Day devoted not to candy and … Continue reading →

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Close your eyes

Posted on February 23, 2012 by kathiemm

Close your eyes and tell me what do you see? 
 Is reality harsher than your vision of peace? When I open my eyes I see reality and greed, A world where men choose power and let their souls bleed, I … Continue reading →

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Committed to non-violent protesting (Quaker reflections, Part 3)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by kathiemm

Moving to California, I married and began raising three boys. It was the time of World War II, with its nuclear atrocities that wiped out vast portions of my beloved Japan. All too soon again … Continue reading →

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