Founder Community of Peace in Louisa, VA. Monk, theologian, PhD., musician, storyteller, offers concerts, retreats, workshops, encouragement in a world full of trouble. www.communityofpeace.org https://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3mrs7kaeztc2qI'm back. Been away for some time. Question: How can I best engage with ya'll here? Thanks!29 Jul 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs7kaeztc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lvldtki7qk2yMy question: Who is willing to stand against Israeli apartheid and genocide? Who is willing to stand against Zionism which destroys the Palestinian people? Listen. Speak out. Care. Act. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OaovFKn-E04 Aug 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvldtki7qk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lvlcn2ub4s2yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OaovFKn-E04 Aug 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlcn2ub4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lvbtwxuf4c24Friends, I've been off social media for awhile. Feels good. I don't have a lot to say anymore. I prefer real face to face conversations. So when you can, if you can, come visit and we'll walk and talk together and sit and pray together, and sing, share a good cuppa. Blessings.31 Jul 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbtwxuf4c24https://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lunxivngpk2dIt's simple. AOC wants to be president. So she votes to continue genocide and not offend those who fund genocide and future presidents. Sad.23 Jul 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunxivngpk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lt66gonlfc2kDear NPR, you are complicit in this genocide. Your reporting is cowardly and shameful. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt66gonlfc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3ls7fx4bcic2u Before evening prayer I saw an innocent brownie on the community table and ate it. Turned out to be a lot less innocent than I thought. I felt like Moses - "high" on a mountain top. Still feeling " a little weird." If you want to see the hilarity go to our YouTube channel for Community of Peace.22 Jun 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7fx4bcic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3ls7fupptoc2u" I'm feeling a little weird." Not how I normally start evening prayer with the gathered community. Probably not found in any Book of Prayer. But last night it was the only way to begin b/c I had no idea what was going to come out my mouth.22 Jun 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7fupptoc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lrorwdfc6s2aThe Terrible Truth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTduwS3Dz7Y16 Jun 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrorwdfc6s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lrognw4osk2tFor those who were on the streets yesterday with others in solidarity for democracy and against authoritarian rule...what was it like? I'd like to hear from you. I think a lot of good happened. What goodness did you experience?15 Jun 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrognw4osk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lrmane76wk27It's a good start. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jun 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrmane76wk27https://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lrlqrp4l2s2d SO glad to be with the thousands in Charlottesville, VA! Good conversations. Lovely people. Oh and one young woman driving past smiled and gave me the finger. I looked stunned. So she gave it to me again with an even bigger smile. I just smiled.14 Jun 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlqrp4l2s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lrl6ef56sc23Do U.S. citizens still have the right of freedom of speech and protest? The recent behavior and threats from the Trump administration would say no. Speak out!14 Jun 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrl6ef56sc23https://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lritwoot3s2hPlease pay attention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7r9W1QGqSE13 Jun 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lritwoot3s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lrbdk7u7k22wA voice of compassion and courage. She will join the great march to Gaza. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x47BYEXRi9o10 Jun 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbdk7u7k22whttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lrbck2qlzc2wDear clergy and church friends. Please consider refocusing your time together around children and young people. We had a weekend retreat here at Community of Peace with young children and young adults. It caused me to realize something: our time together needs to change for all our sakes.10 Jun 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbck2qlzc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lrb4fkluk22oListen to this wise and courageous young woman. Please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk1WEhO07Bw10 Jun 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrb4fkluk22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lr2t2qm3cc2e We are now a small intentional community that sings and prays every day and welcomes guests and visitors into a daily common life where faith and trust are core values. Happy Birthday, Community of Peace!08 Jun 2025 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2t2qm3cc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/brotherstefan.bsky.social/post/3lr2sztpnbc2eFour years ago today I drove from Berkeley, CA some 2,826 miles to Louisa, VA. I drove here with my mom in a 1999 Toyota Camry. Mom has since died but she lived the last few years of her life being cared for by a loving community we call Community of Peace.08 Jun 2025 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:q5o7cqnb4h4spuo6vvho5bpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2sztpnbc2e