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Little Oaks: A Religious Education Program for Young Pagans

This year has been rough in a lot of ways, but through those difficulties some opportunities have opened up. One of the really hard decisions folks have been making right now is what to do about school for their children. The likelihood is high in my part of the world that we’ll have some or all eLearning this year, and many are considering pulling their kids out to homeschool entirely. With…

This past March, the Clergy Council hosted our first virtual stream where we Re-Kindle the Unity Flame each year. I’ve been thinking a lot about what Unity looks like.  Here in the US, we’re struggling as a country to find it, and I know those around the world are experiencing their own struggles with unity. It’s been hard to see the light in the darkness, and it is in those moments when we must…

From the Archdruid of ADF, regarding the atrocities of ICE in the USA Hey y’all.  I recorded this as an internal message as Archdruid for my ADF folk, but I know that many in my various communities look to me as their Priest/Spiritual Leader regardless of whether or not they’re part of ADF. It’s taken me awhile to find the words as I’m struggling with my own horror, but I wanted to reach out to…

A lot of my time recently has been consumed with thoughts of theology, relationships, and pan-pagan interfaith work.  I’ve been volunteering at a local prison, and attended my first pan-pagan festival in many years recently (Appalachian Summer Solstice at the Wisteria Campground in Ohio).  These experiences can be more complex by virtue of the differing traditions, but also very rewarding. By…

More to bake later in the weekend - loaves for a possible trip to a civic cemetery Saturday afternoon, followed by a local ritual Saturday night, then for the altar at a community Día de los Muertos observance on Sunday afternoon, and the ritual our household is hosting Sunday night.