Category: Featured
Sacred Spaces in Medicine
My favorite place in the hospital is the lobby between the chapel and Dunkin Donuts. Every evening I look forward to passing into the open ceiling veranda, to elevator jazz-music, awaiting my coffee f... Read More
Amish Mafia Outrage
Last month, Discovery Channel launched a new TV series called Amish Mafia. It takes place in Lancaster County of Pennsylvania and purports to offer a behind the scenes look at a group of Amish thugs w... Read More
Dealing with Mental Illness as a Person of Faith
The end of 2012 was marred with the tragic events that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. While the community reeled with the shocking loss and th... Read More
Adam Lanza and The Pain of the Introvert
Now that we have had some time over the holidays to reflect further and perhaps even find some meaning in the inconceivable meaninglessness of the tragedy at Newtown, we can begin to move towards a he... Read More
A Buddhist Analysis of Mayan Doomsday
Millions of tourists flocked to Mexico and Central America on December 21, 2012 to celebrate the completion of the 13th (and, some said, final) “baktun” or nearly 400-year period of the Mayan “l... Read More
New Year, New Resolutions
I have always felt that having a December birthday right around the time of Christmas prevents me from fully appreciating either celebration. However, New Year’s is another holiday that is near my b... Read More
Guest Post: Giving Up the Soul
Note from Managing Director: Every so often, we welcome a guest post! Drew Jacob is a philosopher, adventurer and polytheist priest. Travel is his spiritual practice, adventure is his religion. He bel... Read More
Alaska: Polar Bears, Global Warming, and Preserving God’s Creation
When I got off the plane in Alaska I was excited to step into the cold walkway from the plane leading to the physical airport. I took a deep breath looking like a child visiting a candy store for the ... Read More