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June 2022: Praise the Sun for Summer Solstice

June 2022 WATERritual “Praise the Sun for Summer Solstice” Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 7.30 pm EDT.  By Diann L. Neu Watch the June 2022 WATERritual.   Preparation: Light a fire. Put red,  yellow, and orange flowers on a table. Have nearby a glass of lemonade or ice tea and ingredients for “s’mores:” marshmallows, chocolate […]

Abortion just one element of US White Christian Nationalist agenda

Judiciary and some Catholic bishops seek to undo church/state separation By Mary E. Hunt July 18, 2022 The big, but not only, religion story in the United States is the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v Wade. Abortion is no longer a constitutionally protected right. For the first time in American history a right, once […]

June 2022 WATERtalk with Lisa Allen

“A Womanist Theology of Worship: Liturgy, Justice, and Communal Righteousness” with Lisa Allen Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 1 pm EDT Video recording available here. WATER is deeply grateful to the Reverend Doctor Lisa Allen for sharing her book A WOMANIST THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP: LITURGY, JUSTICE, AND COMMUNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS (Orbis Books, 2021). She offered a through […]

May 2022: Bless Us with Creative Hope

May 2022 WATERritual “Bless Us with Creative Hope” Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 7.30 pm EDT By Diann L. Neu Watch the May 2022 WATERritual. Preparation: Place a candle, matches, and a flower or seed near you. Have a piece of paper and a pen with you.   Welcome and Call to Gather We gather […]

May 2022 WATERtalk with Jennifer Harvey

“Raising Antiracist White Kids: A Conversation for All of Us” with Jennifer Harvey Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 2 pm EDT Video recording available here. WATER is grateful to Drake University Professor Jennifer Harvey for discussing her popular book Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America (Abingdon, 2019). Jennifer Harvey: 1. Talking […]

April 2022 WATERtalk with Yolanda Pierce

“In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit” with Yolanda Pierce Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 2 pm EDT Video recording available here. WATER is deeply grateful to the Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce for sharing her marvelous book IN MY GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE: BLACK WOMEN, FAITH, AND THE STORIES WE INHERIT, Broadleaf Books, […]

April 2022: Earth Day Prayer

April 2022 WATERritual “Earth Day Prayer” Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 7.30 pm EDT By Diann L. Neu Watch the April 2022 WATERritual. Preparation: If you can, go outside for this ritual. Have herbs or spring flowers near.   Call to Gather Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, reminds us to give thanks for […]