My Quest in Response to an Invitation
The Merciful Trinity
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January 2024 Update: ‘Understanding & Combating Racism’ — HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Family, and some new additions from Elders & Allies …. As mentioned in December’s update, 2024 promises to be a very (pick your word) year on many levels … and […]
read moreA Call to Action and Proposal for a Community-wide Antiracism Summit
Since my last Blog post in early April, several developments occurred which have heightened and strengthened my views on how the Rochester area (i.e., the entire Community of Monroe) can […]
read moreI Need Your Help! … as does our Community of Monroe
I will start with a brief story to provide some context and background. For those of you who have not read my memoir, my antiracism journey began in earnest almost […]
read moreConversation with Tony #3 — “Awakened Hearts”: A Hope
Awakened Hearts
read moreConversation with Tony — #2: The Prophetic Path
Picture: the Prophetic Path (New Mexico; Richard Rohr) Background: Those of you who have read some of my most recent blog posts regarding conversations with my deceased parents are familiar […]
read moreConversation with Tony — #1
Fr. Tony Valente Background: Those of you who have read some of my most recent blog posts regarding conversations with my deceased parents are familiar with this literary technique. It […]
read moreConversation with Theresa and Ed — Chapter 9
Black man praying
read moreConversation with Theresa and Ed — Chapter 8
Background: To reiterate from previous blog posts, Theresa and Ed Wynne are my deceased parents. My father died in 1966 at the young age of fifty-six and my mother forty […]
read moreThe “Tip of the Iceberg”
This beautiful sculpture is premised on my memoir ‘Understanding and Combating Racism: My Path from Oblivious American to Evolving Activist’ Sculpture creation is premised on my memoir ‘Understanding and Combating […]
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