Category: Featured
Why the United States Should Encourage Its Citizens to Live Abroad
I lived abroad in Qatar as a high schooler, and it completely changed my life. I attended an international school, where I discovered my passion for interfaith conversations and learned what it mean... Read More
A Reinterpretation of the Tale of Durga
My family and I recently celebrated a very important festival in my community. Durga Puja is observed for ten days in the lunar Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the months of September/October of the R... Read More
The Power of Interfaith Communities to Resist the Commodification of Spirituality
On a near-daily basis, an article appears on my Facebook feed bemoaning the decline of institutional religion in the United States, with a particular focus on the lack of millennial involvement in tra... Read More
The Pieces of Our Faith
Icons and saints are a really interesting part of the Christian tradition for me. In my practice, as a Pentecostal, I have never had a necklace with any religious figures, had any window panes depicti... Read More
Carving a Seat at the Religious Dinner Table
If you knew me, you would know that I have no qualms or hesitations about letting anyone know that I am Pagan. I am proud of my faith. It is something that brings me immense joy and a profound sense o... Read More
Haikus for Healing: A Reflection on Mental Illness as God’s Call to Humanity
Blinding white headlightsScreeching brakes, angry man’s voice“Get out of the street!” In a see-through gownHer silky pajamas glowShe puts her hand out “Stop!” not embarrassed,Palm out like a... Read More
My Emerging Unapologetic Activism
The January incident between students from Covington Catholic High School and Native American elder, Nathan Phillips, felt deeply personal when it first circulated the news and went viral on social me... Read More
Finding My Faith
I was not raised in a religious household. There was no worship, no belief, no traditions revolving around a history or a spirituality. I was not raised to believe in anything otherworldly. That isn... Read More