Category: Community
After Auschwitz, What?
After Auschwitz, no theology: From the chimneys of the Vatican, white smoke rises — a sign the cardinals have chosen themselves a Pope. From the crematoria of Auschwitz, black smoke rises —... Read More
Pope Francis: How to Make New Artifacts from Old Power
“We have many experts on the terrain of conflict, but not many leaders. Good Christian leadership radiates a very different presence in a broken world.” I came across these words by Emmanuel Katon... Read More
Pope Francis’ Ignatian Tradition and Interfaith Relations
In Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises, the heart of its sensual spirituality climaxes for the retreatant in the final contemplation of finding God in all things. Consider how God dwells in cr... Read More
Mining our Political Past for Spiritual Sustenance
A few weeks ago, I completed my final assignment from my third semester of rabbinical school (which ended in January). I’m not one to put things off like that, but this was a special assignment.... Read More
My Commitment to Building Relationships with Others from Different Religious or Ethical Traditions by Gavrielle Blank
As a child growing up in Los Angeles, my friends and I were from all sorts of different backgrounds, religions, and traditions, and we accepted this diversity as normal and beautiful. We were fascinat... Read More
How Do You Pray?
I am a Unitarian Universalist and whether or not you are as well I am interested in having a conversation about how we approach prayer from our different traditions. Specifically, I am interested in n... Read More
Swords, Guns, and Evangelical Allegory
Right after the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary shootings, I Googled ‘Christian gun control’ and ‘Christian gun rights,’ and found, not surprisingly, some spirited Biblical defens... Read More
Bringing Magic to the People. An Interview with Drew Jacob
When Rogue Priest and adventurist Drew Jacob approached me with his concept of bringing “Magic to the People,” I knew he was on to something special. In an attempt to open the doors of mag... Read More