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Suscríbase gratis en: menoacontecer@themennonite.org Para leer más historias de Meno Acontecer, visite https://themennonite.org/the-latest/spanishes/ Arroz con gandules, pernil, otras delicias puertorriqueñas y una iglesia para celebrar Acción de Gracias. Vivíamos en la ciudad de Nueva York, era el año 1974, nuestra hija Zandra tenía unos meses de nacida y mi esposa Sandra estaba embarazada de nuestro hijo Javier. […]

In a holiday season notorious for sweet potato casseroles topped with marshmallows and candied nuts, we like to play it unconventional. We love the warm spices and fresh herbs of this Moroccan sweet potato salad. A fragrant dish with a nod toward North African seasonings, the sweet potatoes are roasted until they are lightly crisped, […]

Warning: If you are not a fan of Star Trek or classic literature, this post may confound you. Ever wonder what Jean Luc Picard and some Mennonites have in common? Lines in the sand, especially when it comes to articulating our fear and facing uncertainty. In Star Trek: First Contact, the Borg are trying to prevent […]

Here are five things worth paying attention to this week. These are designed to expose you to a perspective you may not normally come across in your daily lives. 1. The Laundromat. This Steven Soderbergh film starring Meryl Streep and two swindlers, Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas exposes the “shell-game” of financial sleight of hand […]

Here are five things worth paying attention to this week. These are designed to expose you to a perspective you may not normally come across in your daily lives.  1. Dia de los Muertos Last week at Goshen College the Latino Student Union did a chapel surrounding “Dia de los Muertos,” or “Day of the […]

Here are five things worth paying attention to this week. These are designed to expose you to a perspective you may not normally come across in your daily lives.  1. Money, money, money. A number of my favorite local nonprofits have been sharing how far behind budget they are this year. For many of them, […]

The Mennonite, Inc., invites your original submissions for our January 2020 print magazine issue and corresponding online content focusing on Education: Restorative justice. Description of the theme: Restorative justice as an area of study and practice has been growing among Mennonite colleges and universities in recent years. By way of definition, Howard Zehr has said […]