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For someone who is intrigued by the influence that the interpretive lens of faith and religion and the impact that it has on culture, and vice versa, I found this story fascinating. Apparently a “kosher version of Facebook” called FaceGlat has launched in Israel – the target being a specific community of Orthodox Jews who … Continue reading
This afternoon, guests touring the newly opened National September 11th Memorial saw an unusual sight — the greatest living master of Korean Seon (Zen), and the 79th Dharma Descendant of the Buddha, leading his monks in a chant of remembrance at Ground Zero. When Seon Master Jinje learned he was going to make an historic … Continue reading
Part of the reason why “The First 52 Weeks” turned into an ongoing project was because I realized that my life was being blessed by a focus on continuing to see and experience God everywhere. Although there are 3 main churches where I now find myself worshipping when I am in Chicago, I still continue … Continue reading
Skokie is a suburb north of Chicago that is known for having a large Jewish population. But on this September 11th evening, I hopped in my car and headed to a movie theatre in Skokie – one of only three in Chicago – that is playing a movie about a Muslim community. The movie was … Continue reading
You never know what journeys people have taken in order to find a spiritual home. This story of a Buddhist Lama, who was all set to marry his Catholic fiancee, shows that devotees of different faiths look all different kinds of ways.
A curious story…the son of a Pentecostal preacher sues the government and wins. It appears that a prospective employer required him to cut his hair – something that did not agree with the Rastafarian faith that he began practicing after his journey took him from Christianity to Islam to Rastafarianism. Read the story in the Roanoke … Continue reading
As this holiday weekend comes to an end, I was just wandering around the internet, trying to find some new and interesting words about Faith. And I found some – I will let Rabbi Marc do the talking…I hope his words bless someone as much as they blessed me this evening. To read the rest … Continue reading
As the tenth anniversary of 9/11/2001 approaches, there are many stories emerging about attempts to encourage understanding between people of different faith communities. I enjoyed reading this New York Times article about this phenomenon. The more we can understand each other and the ways we worship, the better for us all, I think. Read … Continue reading
Some people ask how I ended up visiting 61 places of worship when my original commitment was to visit a different place of worship every week. Simple mathematics would mean that I should have visited 52 places of worship. But there were some weeks where there were more than one worship experiences that I wanted … Continue reading
I simply love this. Sometimes it is just nice to do something nice for someone else. Check out the news story about Random Acts of Pizza, and if you want to support Dan Roger’s endeavour and send a pizza to someone who could use a boost, click here to check out his site.
My 52 Weeks of Worship Project 