‘Arts’ Archives
HOW DO YOU TREAT THE STRANGER AT YOUR DOOR
By Barb Tilsen How do you treat the stranger at your door The one who comes in need of comfort with no place to sleep Little food Just the few possessions they can carry in one move This question is before us all around the world People displaced, on the move from the dangerous and intolerable The refugee, the homeless the one seeking harbor and safety at the border, on your doorstep fleeing the storms of the world How do we treat the stranger at our door Like the Lady in the harbor raising the torch poetry in her arms welcoming all to this shore Or with barbed wire, the wall, the guns, the fear It all comes home to rest in our front yard now Just across the street in our beloved park Yes we need compassion and love But the harsh reality of hunger, unmet needs of no place else to go demands concrete solutions As neighbors we act to meet the need Bring food and supplies We call and organize in all the ways we [...]
“Returning”
By PATRICK CABELLO HANSEL Author”™s note: this story picks up years after the saga of “Searching,” serialized in 34 issues of “the alley” from March 2009 through June 2012. In that story, we met Luz and Angel, two 19 year olds running from their past and searching for their future, along with a score of beautiful and strange neighbors. Angel woke up with a start. He didn”™t know what time it was, and for a moment, he didn”™t know where he was. He had fallen asleep on the couch at 8 am, after helping Luz get Angelito dressed, fed and out the door to Hi-5 at Andersen School, and getting Lupita off to day care. He kissed Luz goodbye, ate the last of Lupita”™s oatmeal, took a sip of lukewarm coffee and flopped on the couch. He had done a double shift at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 3 pm to 11 pm, 11 pm to 7 am. He hated crossing the nurse”™s picket line, and he was angry at the supervisors who had [...]
Compassionate Duo Artfully Planting and Giving for Tomorrow: Pastors Luisa and Patrick Retire
By CHRISTINE LEEHEY, BART BUCH, SANDY SPIELER, SUE HUNTER WEIR Pastors Luisa and Patrick Cabello Hansel. Photo: Lowell Hanson, 2014 Poetic Art & Artful PoetryBy CHRISTINE LEEHEY“Pastors Patrick and Luisa Cabello Hansel have served St Paul”™s Lutheran Faith Community for 15 years. Their art and poetry talents were gifts, to us and the community.” Pastors Patrick and Luisa Cabello Hansel have been serving the Faith Community at St Paul”™s Lutheran Church (2742 15th Ave.) in Phillips for 15 years. Their talents in art and poetry have been tremendous gifts, not only to us but to the community as well. Pastor Patrick”™s skilled verse has meant that our members have benefited from a personal, relevant and meaningful sermon every Sunday for 15 years. Pastora Luisa”™s mosaic artistry adorns the Sanctuary and the 28th Ave Peace Garden. In addition, they have helped St Paul”™s transform into a diverse [...]
