Ruth Ann Angus
Neighborhood Cop
His name was Officer John, and we knew him well, those of us in Greenwich Village, NY in the 1960s. Officer John was a beat cop.
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Dec 26, 2023
- 3 min
War on the Central Coast
By Ruth Ann Angus At three in the morning the quiet of the countryside is broken by the unmistakable sound of a jet plane flying...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Dec 26, 2023
- 3 min
Tsunami Indeed
As I sat and listened to the discussion taking place on the Campaign Nonviolence Conference call last night, I couldn’t help but reflect...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Dec 23, 2023
- 4 min
The Truth About Mobile Home Life
By Ruth Ann Angus Linda Winters stood in her mobile home in Morro Bay, California, stroking her cat while watching intently the rising...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Dec 23, 2023
- 7 min
Paying It Forward With Mutual Aid
By Ruth Ann Angus Faced with increasing violence, a coastal community in California turns to mutual aid to meet needs and make everyone...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Dec 23, 2023
- 3 min
Where Does Responsibility Lie?
By Ruth Ann Angus “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Pogo by Walt Kelly We see them all the time lounging on the grass in the park,...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- May 10, 2023
- 4 min
The Dodo Will Not Return
The young woman university graduate spoke at the forum on nonviolence. She was just 21 years of age and ready to begin her life out in...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
Penultimate Words
by Richard R. Kurrasch - Oct 3 2022 For many years, Martin Marty’s “penultimate word” wrapped up each issue of The Christian Century,...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
What Happened Today?
I can’t say I didn’t know it was coming. I was certain that Roe vs Wade would be overturned. And so, it was, today, June 24, 2022. I...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Apr 16, 2022
- 2 min
San Simeon Sculpture Inspires Action for Change and Recovery
Artists see things differently than the rest of us and their contributions often challenge us to make a change in direction. The...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Mar 11, 2022
- 3 min
Praying for Peace, Does It Work?
On a recent sunny morning a group of like-minded people gathered around the Peace Pole at the Estero Bay United Methodist Church in Morro...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Nov 7, 2020
- 2 min
Let There Be Peace in the Valley
It’s over. I thought yesterday that when the word came down that the election was decided and Donald Trump would not continue to destroy...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
Why Is This Time Different From All Other Times
Passover begins tonight and I find myself asking the question of “why is this night different from all other nights” with new words – Why...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Sep 1, 2019
- 3 min
September is Morro Bay Month of Peace
Last year on September 11th Mayor Jamie Irons and the City Council of Morro Bay established a peace proclamation stating the from that...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Apr 22, 2019
- 4 min
How Will the Wind Blow on Doomsday?
Easter Sunday. The day is bright with the illumination of the risen Lord after two days of gloom; the suffering of Good Friday and the...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Dec 4, 2018
- 3 min
WHAT IS CHRISTMAS?
Christmas. It comes every year. We string the lights and decorate the tree and spend way too much money on things we probably could live...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Nov 22, 2018
- 3 min
Ain't Gonna Study War No More
It is the season of Peace on Earth, Goodwill Towards Men but I don’t see any peace on earth or goodwill from men. I see war and poverty,...
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Ruth Ann Angus
- Nov 11, 2018
- 3 min
Paradise Obscured, Paradise Lost
The sun shines weakly through the haze today. If one didn’t know better, it might be thought that the marine layer has returned to the...
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