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• Self Growth

  by Rev. Donna Donovan March 29, 2016
  I received this email today from Tommy Rosen...and it was so fitting to the discussion I have been having recently regarding the inmates who do our courses. For many people, not just addicts, it is very difficult to look inside oneself. Yet, that is what is needed for personal growth. The cour...
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• Appalachian Pagan Ministry update

  by Rev. Donna Donovan February 28, 2016
  On Feb 26th, Minerva and Rev Donna led an Imbolc ritual at Lakin Correctional. The ritual was originally scheduled to be held on Feb 11th, but Rev Donna had to undergo some emergency gallbladder surgery, setting our schedule back a bit. The ritual went quite well, with several of the ladies particip...
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• Why the Need for a Pagan Prison Ministry

  by Rev. Donna Donovan October 4, 2015
    The answer to this question is both complex and simple. The short, simple answer: because there is a growing need. According to the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life, Pagan/earth-based, Native American, and other non-Abrahamic religions are growing in our prisons nation...
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• Tolerance

  by Rev. Donna Donovan April 14, 2015
  Tolerance: (the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with, the capacity to endure continued subjection to something) This word has become quite a trigger button for me. I see all kinds of people, from ev...
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• A New Day

  by Rev. Donna Donovan April 13, 2015
  "Stand at the crossroads and look,and ask for the ancient paths,where the good way lies; and walk in it,and find rest for your souls."--Jeremiah 6:16I seem to be having many more light bulb, or "aha", moments these days. I don't believe things are just happening more, but rather the more I become in...
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• Need for space

  by Rev. Donna Donovan April 13, 2015
  This was yesterday's tarot reading: Following the Hermit's example and shutting yourself away with your thoughts won't exactly provide much reassurance for those around you today, dear Donna! Thanks to the influence of the Moon, your nearest and dearest are plagued by doubts and imaginings and don't...

• Being Content

  by Rev. Donna Donovan April 13, 2015
  I had quite the refreshing conversation this morning with someone who had me thinking about my own views of happiness.  He said, and I am paraphrasing here, "I strive to wake up each day content with my life...that would be what I would consider close to happiness."  That took me back a mi...

• Courage

  by Rev. Donna Donovan April 13, 2015
  Being courageous is not about having a blind disregard for danger, which is a trait Aristotle often mentions when speaking of the Celts.  (That one always kind of ticked me off)  Being courageous is “standing-strong-in-the-face-of-adversity, alone or with companions. Sometimes Courag...
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• Being Hospitable

  by Rev. Donna Donovan April 13, 2015
  “So seek me no in far-off places.I am close at hand.Your workbench, office, kitchen.These are your altarswhere you offer love.And I am with you there.” – Clarence EnzlerHospitality is one of the virtues we see expounded on in Celtic lore over and over.  Offering our homes to t...

• Spirit

  by Rev. Donna Donovan April 13, 2015
  After various discussions today in some online CR groups, I decided perhaps I should explain my personal views on spirit...ancestors and deities.  Let me first explain that I view my deities, specifically the Tuatha de Danann, as my ancestors.  I believe I am descended from them, not creat...

• What is Honor?

  by Rev. Donna Donovan April 13, 2015
  What is honor?  Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines honor as “respect that is given to someone who is admired; good reputation; good quality or character as judged by other people; high moral standards of behavior”. The Urban Dictionary actually gives a better definition, mor...

• Homecoming

  by Rev. Donna Donovan April 13, 2015
  The title of my blogspot is "My Homecoming" for a reason.  Home can be defined as many things, but to myself home is where I find the "real" Donna.  That inner part that stays consistent, no matter where this outer shell travels, or what it encounters, or how lost it can appear to be....th...