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Walking On A Rolling Deck And The Madonna Of 115th Street

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A sense of community is something almost everyone can relate to. Community brings a sense of belonging to a person, and it affects each person differently. Walking on a Rolling Deck and The Madonna of 115th Street offer similar ideas with two entirely different paths. The two texts are eye opening as to the different means of living out a value in the Christian story. Everyone 's path is different, but we have the same goals. At first glance, Walking on a Rolling Deck and The Madonna of 115th Street appear to have striking differences rather than similarities. Kathleen Berken is a high school and college math teacher before joining the staff of the Compass. Berken is then tasked with taking care of six men with varying needs. She is often times sad and lonely, she even begins to question her faith as her time in L’Arche only appears to get worse. In comparison, The Madonna of 115th Street details the events of the Italian Harlem in the 19th century through the early 20th century. The text details extremely happy times in the Harlem area. Families flock together to celebrate for weeks with festivals, food, and community gatherings. However upon closer inspection these two stories can hold similar meanings, but with different pathing.
L’Arche provides homes and workplaces where people with and without intellectual disabilities live and work together as peers. Her expectionations had been forged by Henri Nouwen who participated for ten years in the L’Arche community. Henri’s

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