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Celeste Kennel-Shank

Kennel-Shank: Once more, gratefully

Time has been slippery lately. These days, weeks and months of the pandemic slide together, though punctuated with dramatic moments: the loss of jobs, the

Celeste Kennel-Shank

June 29, 2020

Kennel-Shank: Activism and tech

The young woman on the book cover holds the trunk of a tree and looks out from its branches. Julia Butterfly Hill’s The Legacy of

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April 6, 2020

Kennel-Shank: Add refuse to 3 Rs

The issue is stark: Pollution from plastics and other waste is harming all creatures, all over the world. It is affecting human health, from residents

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February 24, 2020

Kennel-Shank: Everything is mission

Mission is a word that evokes a wide variety of responses in people I know. In some contexts it’s primarily connected to spies, the military

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January 13, 2020

Kennel-Shank: Overwhelmed

Years ago I was introduced to Laura van Dernoot Lipsky’s book Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. It

Celeste Kennel-Shank

October 14, 2019

Kennel-Shank: A list for the time that’s left

This month I celebrated my 36th birthday. If the average U.S. life expectancy is a useful measure of what to plan for — it’s currently

Celeste Kennel-Shank

July 22, 2019

Kennel-Shank: Springtime rebirth

As the ground thaws and snow piles yield to beds of dark brown soil, I begin to scan for signs of new growth. For days

Celeste Kennel-Shank

April 29, 2019

Kennel-Shank: Vulnerable, glorious interdependence

Under the heading “Needs” on the dry-erase board at the retreat center was my name and “Ride to Southfield after Sunday lunch.” Next to it

Celeste Kennel-Shank

February 4, 2019

Kennel-Shank: Diligent Sabbath

For six days a week, we labor to make the world as it should be. On one day, we accept the world as it is.

Celeste Kennel-Shank

November 5, 2018

Kennel-Shank: One word: plastics

When the cafe worker offered me plastic cutlery with my to-go salad, I declined, thinking of the bamboo fork, spoon and knife in my backpack.

Celeste Kennel-Shank

August 13, 2018

Kennel-Shank: Misplaced superiority

I felt a surge of pride to be Mennonite while reading Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning, a history of U.S. racist and antiracist

Celeste Kennel-Shank

May 21, 2018

Kennel-Shank: To strive for life

It grieves me when I read or hear about my Christian brothers and sisters for whom abortion is the highest priority in their participation in

Celeste Kennel-Shank

February 26, 2018

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