Lots of people claim to be “following Jesus” and then they do stuff like this. Sure, people who follow Jesus do these things all the time, but you can’t say you are doing them because you are trying to follow Jesus’ example.
by Jared C. Cramer As I approach nearly ten years worshiping in the Episcopal Church, including nearly five as a priest of the church, I’m
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I know it’s hard, but thank you for what you do when you bring your children to church. Please know that your family – with all of its noise, struggle, commotion, and joy – are not simply tolerated, you are a vital part of the community gathered in worship
Bobby McFerrin talks with Kim Lawton of Religion & Ethics Newsweekly about music for spiritual journey, and remembers wanting to be an Anglican monk.
The outdoor, four-day event is part of the “pilgrimage of trust across the earth” that the Taize community began more than 30 years ago that has taken the brothers and their unique prayer around the world — to Rwanda, to Rome and now to Red Shirt — to encourage peace and reconciliation among all people.
The ancient Celts described Iona as a “thin place,” where the veil between heaven and earth is lifted, and where one might glimpse the divine. For centuries pilgrims have traveled to this small island off the West coast of Scotland, leaving behind their chaotic lives to rest, reflect and walk in the footsteps of St. Columba, the Irish missionary who founded a monastery on Iona in 563 AD.
Katharine Welby, daughter of the Archbishop of Canterbury, gives her first interview about depression in
On this National Day of Prayer, Elizabeth Drescher finds certain inspiration in the prayer practices of “nones” who eschew organized religion but demonstrate charity in
Mandy Patinkin discusses his religious practice and spirituality: