Alice Gerard

On Saturday, my search for beauty in likely and unlikely places took me to the public library. While the library is a useful place to visit, is it a place where I am likely to find beauty? Of course, the library is full of books and books will take me to places and times that […]

Today, I am starting a month long blogging challenge. Actually, I am starting two month-long blogging challenges: the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and the Blogging from A through Z challenge. The theme for the month is finding beauty in likely and unlikely places. Where can I find beauty? Can I find it everywhere or can I

view from the Niagara Power Vista

On March 16th, Douglas Tallamy, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, came to the Niagara Power Vista in Niagara Falls to talk about the benefit of native species in the environment. The talk was sponsored by the Western New York Land Conservancy.

The last Lenten luncheon of the series was held on Wednesday, March 21st. The Rev. Carla Kline, pastor of Island Presbyterian Church, talked about the power of social justice in our individual lives, our communities, our nation, and our world. She said that her life was profoundly changed by a ten-day trip to El Salvador,

This is now my fourth year of participating in the A through Z blogging challenge. It occurs every April for the month. All participants have to write 26 blog posts, and each one must start with a letter of the alphabet, in consecutive order. So, if my theme were food, my blog post might look

from my garden: the first crocus of 2018

What does justice for God’s creation look like? The Rev. Kris Bjerke-Ullman, pastor of St. Timothy Lutheran Church, gave some ideas at the fourth of five Lenten luncheons, which was held on March 14th. What does it mean to subdue the earth and to have dominion of what God has entrusted to us? “We have

Yesterday, the third in a series of five on the Lenten luncheons presented by the Grand Island Ministerium. The theme for this year’s is justice. The topic for this week was “Justice and the Opioid Crisis.” It was presented by Father Earle King of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church. I will present this in an FAQ

On Saturday, March 3rd, I traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina. I was going to the funeral for Ramona Brant, which was scheduled for the following day at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, in Charlotte. Today, I am sharing Ramona’s story. When I was serving a few short sentences in the federal prison camp in Danbury,