Harold Kushner

“Faithfully Yours, Harold Kushner”—When Bad Things Happen to Good People Author Leaves a Legacy of Faith and Reassurance

Rabbi Harold Kushner’s faith was shaken. His 14-year-old son, Aaron, suffered and ultimately died from a rare condition known as progeria—rapid aging. Aaron was

The Creation - Michelangelo

Dear God, Shall We Address You As Sir or Madam? – Church of England Says Maybe Neither

In the opening lines of the Bible, familiar to us in the classic King James as “In the beginning God created the heavens and

Scientology Ad - Live Again

The Scientology Super Bowl Ad and its Perfectly Understandable Success

Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” video garnered 35 million views on YouTube shortly after its release. So did the teaser trailer

Habitat for Humanity at Fremont Fair 2007

“Let’s Practice Interfaith Dialogue, Oh, And Hand Me That Two-By-Four” – Habitat For Humanity Builds Bridges of Faith – Literally

A two-by-four is a two-by-four whether you are Christian, Muslim, Jewish or Hindu. So is a monkey wrench, and a hammer and a Phillips-head

Dianetics book

Dianetics is Still Needed and Timely After 73 Years

In the spring of 1950, the world was still digging itself out of the rubble of World War II, a conflict that had advanced

Millsaps College

Wedding Officiants Face Loss of Ministerial Credentials in Another Symptom of Friction within the United Methodist Church

It was a storybook wedding in every way—a loving couple, flowers, friends and two officiating ministers who had mentored the couple and were well

Pope Francis March 2016

Pope Francis Calls Attention to the Importance and Beauty of Easter

Calling Easter Sunday “the most important and beautiful day of history,” Pope Francis addressed an audience of around 100,000 people after presiding over Mass

Pope Benedict XVI

Reflections on Holy Saturday by Pope Benedict

Holy Saturday, which commemorates the time when Jesus Christ was buried on the eve of his resurrection on Easter Sunday, is an occasion of

Tops supermarket, Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, New York

Communities Are Dialing 911—Shall We Answer or Let It Go to Voicemail? Buffalo and “The Great Replacement Theory” Revisited

On May 14, 2022, Latisha, an assistant office manager at the Jefferson Avenue Tops Supermarket in Buffalo, New York, tried to make herself invisible.

L. Ron Hubbard

How I Feel About the Founder of My Religion: L. Ron Hubbard

I grew up as a Protestant Christian, so when I was first introduced to Scientology in my mid 20s, I tried to understand this exciting, fascinating,