by Vita You better watch out!Oh wait, that’s what you say about Santa … not to him. Of course, if Santa is a dog, maybe the rules change.Anyway, my name is Vita (rhymes with Pita or Margarita — my mom likes those). And I’m a dog, too. I’m here to introduce you to my new […]
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First Unitarian Church visit – Astor and Ogden
by Cooper Warner
When the room went quiet, a gentle morning light shone through the stained glass windows, emanating a soft haze over the sea of silence. If I had known better I might have described the moment as reverential.
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Neighbor Spotlight: Mary Ellen Pride,”Mystic Oracle”
by BB Bishop On a brilliant midsummer afternoon, MaryEllen Pride is at the top pf Reservoir Hill in Riverwest, explaining the practice of calling the quarters, part of the Neo-pagan protocol of casting a ritual circle, to a crowd of several dozen nonbelievers and practitioners alike. The occasion, a hand-fasting, or Wiccan wedding, is a […]
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Neighbor Spotlight: Sharon McMurray and Charles Hampton
by Ellen C. Warren You could call Sharon McMurray and Charles Hampton prayer warriors. Their religious roots and associations make it clear that God is a big part of their action plan. They are also the fiercest of warriors in an arena where the odds are stacked against them; helping the formerly incarcerated to find […]