Tag: New Orleans

Boundless Justice: Expanding Beloved Community

August 19, 2015 | Deva Jones | Internship, Young Adult

This post was written by one of our 2015 interns, Lucy Tucker. Nineteen years ago my birth announcement said I was born between two parades: Babylon and Hermes. To most New Orleanians this makes sense. Any baby born during Mardi Gras season simply has to avoid the parade route on their way to the hospital. […]

Faith and Rebuilding in New Orleans

November 7, 2012 | Deva Jones | Congregational Trip

In 2005, three Unitarian Universalist congregations experienced the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures that shut down New Orleans and wreaked havoc along 250 miles of Gulf coastline. Two years later, these resilient congregations together created the Center for Ethical Living and Social Justice Renewal (CELSJR). The center became the home of the […]

The Ocean Refuses No River

September 25, 2012 | Deva Jones | Pastoral

The following post was written by Deanna Vandiver, executive director of the Center for Ethical Living and Social Justice Renewal in New Orleans, La. With every encounter, discernment emerges.” —Brian Swimme Joy and grief are intimately bound together for those who live on the margins. The people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast know […]