By Wilma Goldstein For 25 years, Brian and Ruth Hamilton have served as co-pastors at Westminster Presbyterian Church, located on the corner of 4th and I Streets in DC’s Southwest neighborhood. “I think a church really needs to be a community center and has the responsibility of organizing around all kinds of issues and problems […]
Westminster Seeks to Build Affordability into Their Future
By Co-Pastors Brian and Ruth Hamilton Westminster will soon undergo a transformation – a physical metamorphosis that will change more than its facade, but its role in the community. Some may know Westminster as the mid-century modern building at 4th and I Sts., but our history goes all the way back to the mid nineteenth […]
Southwest’s Labyrinth: A Path to Meditate
By Rev. Ruth Hamilton Did you know the District is home to nine labyrinths, per www.LabyrinthLocator.com? Six of the nine are in Northwest; two in Northeast; and, one here in Southwest. On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Westminster Church at 4th and I SW will open to the public to walk the labyrinth–an ancient spiritual tool for […]
Don’t Struggle with Coronavirus Anxiety and Fear Alone
By Kate Miller WOW! We’re completely living a new normal and it’s disorienting, confusing, worrying, and even irritating. There is so much news to filter through – some informative, some contradictory, and some just straight up garbage. Sometimes it’s hard to know who or what to believe. We may find ourselves in a state of […]
Breast Cancer Support Group Continues Virtual Meetings with Expert Speakers
By Southwester Staff Join the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) virtual support group meeting on Wednesday, June 17, at 6 p.m. on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/TDJBreastCancerFund/. The guest speaker will be Talya Gordon, a recent University of Maryland graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biobehavioral Health, the latter of which […]
National Defense University Brings Mindful Innovation from the Surface Down
By Major Shannon Vaughn When most people think of the words “innovation” and “Army” they likely think of larger weapons and faster tanks. On Fort McNair, however, the National Defense University (NDU) is building more resilient and mindful leaders than ever before. Through a program sponsored by the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and […]
Defining Self-Compassion to Succeed
By Kate Miller Ah, February the month of amore, love, agape, ai, anpu, habb, grå, sneha, and yes, even more words to describe love is upon us. February is the month right after January, and January is the month we swore to ourselves that this time we would see our goals through. We would finally […]