The desperate sobbing of 10 Central American children, separated from their parents one day last week by immigration authorities at the border, makes for excruciating listening.
Read More »Spokane-area Catholics create group to fight Islamophobia
The event, which drew about 75 people, was organized by two community groups: Muslims for Community Action Support (MCAS), and Bridges Not Walls - a new Catholic organization aimed at fighting Islamophobia.
Read More »Nuns slated to speak at The Mac about Buddhism in the Northwest
On Saturday, Ven. Thubten Chodron and Ven. Thubten Chonyi of Sravasti Abbey will speak at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture about Buddhism and about their abbey, located in Newport.
Read More »Mini-retreat at Immaculate Heart Retreat Center aims to attract young people
“Silence can often seem like an absence of things; silence sometimes feels empty and heavy,” she said, “but I want people to be able to find silence and find the lightness and the freedom in silence.”
Read More »Teen and Kid Closet provides stylish clothes for homeless, those in foster care
The numbers are staggering. Nearly 11,000 children in the state of Washington are in the foster care system, and some 3,000 children are listed as homeless in Spokane County. In 2007, after watching a story about a store in Ft. Lauderdale that gave new and gently used clothing to foster …
Read More »Salish School holds first Native youth culture event
"...I noticed that there’s this huge lack of Native American students who are really into their culture.”
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