Grieving in Japan: Not why, but what
March 20, 2011
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“Multiple disasters are just part of life? You accept it and get on with things—pick up and continue you life?”
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Episcopal bishops chastise Israeli government in Dawani case
March 10, 2011
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Israel prides itself on being a democracy – the only one in the Middle East. Yet a true democracy adheres to the rule of law and defends the religious freedom of all persons. This has not been the case for Bishop Dawani, a Palestinian Christian.
How much is that bone fragment in the window?
March 6, 2011
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Don’t count them as irrelevant: relics of saints, and their reliquaries, reflect our current thinking.
Religious leaders voice support for Wisconsin unions
February 25, 2011
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Yesterday religious leaders from across the state and around the country came out in support of the Union members and in opposition to the legislatures’ actions; Rabbi’s and Catholic bishops in that state in particular.
“A life dedicated to love”
January 17, 2011
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It is really this, the magnetic quality of a life dedicated to love, that is I think the genuine power to create “strong ties” over a large population. We can look at the life of Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha, whose path today has over 300 million followers. Closer to our own time, the great attraction that Mother Teresa’s life has had is unrelated to any single act of self-sacrifice.
No more intolerance, or lots more?
January 9, 2011
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“The question is whether Saturday’s shooting marks the logical end point of such a moment — or rather the beginning of a terrifying new one.”
Analyzing religion in America, 2010 edition
January 4, 2011
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We’ve seen a veritable cornucopia of “top 10 lists” over the past weeks (including ours here on the Café). But there’s not been much analysis
A loathing of God-in-a-bottle
December 26, 2010
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“I have a distaste for people who say to me if you come through these doors, walk down this aisle, sit on that wooden bench, and sing these hymns in this order, I have got God in a little bottle under my pulpit and I’ll let you have a look… I don’t think [that] was God’s intention.”
Decision making and walking the labyrinth
October 26, 2010
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After about three days, I could think clearly, and then for the next few days, I was able to just be – and to discern whether the direction shift in my life was the correct one to take. I did all of my serious thinking and prayer after each walk, but then was able to relax and breathe through the week.
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