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Rosh HaShanah - The Day of Infinite Possibilities

Rosh HaShanah – The Day of Infinite Possibilities

Posted on September 4, 2013September 4, 2013 by Adina Allen
Each year we have the opportunity read the text of our lives differently according to the vowels we supply. Rosh Hashanah invites us to gently and lovingly bring ourselves back to God, the eternal mot... Read More
Leading with the heart: an interfaith experience

Leading with the heart: an interfaith experience

Posted on July 19, 2013July 19, 2013 by Jessie Post
There is so much at stake. Anyone looking around at the world knows that, and anyone who wishes for a peaceful, healthy, just world knows, too, that the changes will have to be immense. Revolutionary.... Read More
On Catholicism: Why I am committed to building inter-religious relationships by Emmet Jones

On Catholicism: Why I am committed to building inter-religious relationships by Emmet Jones

Posted on June 14, 2013May 13, 2015 by State of Formation
God is One: When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus seems to have replied with the Jewish prayer “Sh’ma Yis’ra’eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.” Jesus replied, “The f... Read More
In the wake of tragedy, a compassionate (religious?) response

In the wake of tragedy, a compassionate (religious?) response

Posted on May 29, 2013May 28, 2013 by Jessie Post
It seems as if the tragedies are coming so fast we only need bullet points now: Newtown; The Boston Marathon; Oklahoma. There are hundreds of incidents I could write between each one, like a brief out... Read More
Why Monty Python Makes for Good Religion: Reflections on Religion and Film, Part 1/3

Why Monty Python Makes for Good Religion: Reflections on Religion and Film, Part 1/3

Posted on May 12, 2013May 17, 2013 by Jenn Lindsay
Humor; humor is difficult. Religion; religion is difficult. They can both be reassuring, and discomfiting. They can affix labels, or they can liberate. They can be subversive, or they can uplift the d... Read More
Boston: Meeting Hatred With Love

Boston: Meeting Hatred With Love

Posted on April 24, 2013April 24, 2013 by Charlotte Dando
It strikes me as something of a cliché to start a blog with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. but nonetheless, here I go. I was reading a book on Sunday evening which cites King as imploring, “We... Read More
Pacem in Terris and Mercy Mild

Pacem in Terris and Mercy Mild

Posted on April 11, 2013April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
With almost daily reminders that War is Coming, it gets hard to imagine an alternative. Over the last month our media has been banging the drums of war suggesting that Kim Jong-un is borderline psycho... Read More
Palingenesia: You Might be a Lord... But Here Comes the King

Palingenesia: You Might be a Lord… But Here Comes the King

Posted on March 21, 2013April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
Have you heard about Snoop Dogg becoming Snoop Lion? Last year, Snoop Dogg announced his new persona starting with his own Reincarnation. He was no longer going to be the rabble-rousing gangster rappe... Read More
#King: Who's the Man with the Master Plan?

#King: Who’s the Man with the Master Plan?

Posted on March 3, 2013April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
April 26th, 1992: there was a riot on the streets. Tell me, where were you? You were sitting home watching your TV… while I was participating in some anarchy. – Sublime – I had only ... Read More
#Martin: Do the Right Thing. Put on the Hood.

#Martin: Do the Right Thing. Put on the Hood.

Posted on February 26, 2013April 2, 2014 by Ted Dedon
On 26 February, exactly one year ago today, Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. February is a month dedicated to black history, black pride, and black liberation. It was chosen bec... Read More
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