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What Love Asks of Us
Blog post brought to you by Laila Katie Helms There’s a passage in Music of the Soul that undoes a common assumption: that we come to
A New Face By the End: What Happens in the Children’s Program
A New Face by the End: What Happens in the Children’s Program Blog post brought to you by Laila Katie Helms Ask Maryam Dawn, who has
What Is Hadra? A Beginner’s Guide
Blog post brought to you by Laila Katie Helms Every evening at the gathering this year, Mahdi al-Jamal will be holding the hadra (another name for
How to Invite a Newcomer to The Deep Love Gathering
Blog post brought to you by Laila Katie Helms There’s a particular kind of friend that many of us know. The friend who reads many of
Forgiveness and Accountability in Community Life
A teaching from Maryam Thea Elijah Here is another provocative teaching from our holy sister Maryam Thea Elijah. This time she brings us on a
What We Can Do For Those In Gaza & The Middle East
As-salamu ‘alaykum, brothers and sisters and fellow travelers. We want to take a moment to recognize and address the difficult time we are in as