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Will you be swimming in a new spiritual direction in 2011, maybe even choosing a different relgion? Or are you part of the one in the who told USA TODAY’s unscientific poll that you are neither spirtual nor religions? Will the new year mean a new sense of spirituality, maybe even a new religion for … Continue reading
Ultra-Orthodox men and boys at a synagogue in Jerusalem this month. More than 60 percent of ultra-Orthodox men do not work. JERUSALEM — Chaim Amsellem was certainly not the first Parliament member to suggest that most ultra-Orthodox men should work rather than receive welfare subsidies for full-time Torah study. But when he did so last … Continue reading
The Rev. Zhaodeng Peng leads the growing Chinese congregation of Tian Fu United Methodist Church, which shares a building with a dwindling Latino congregation in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The United Methodist church in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, is anything but united. Kirsten Luce for The New York Times Chinese ushers wait to begin their church services … Continue reading
You can see the changes. A drive through suburban Lake County, IN, an hour from downtown Chicago makes you feel like you are somewhere between the set of Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story and the movie Hoosiers. Cultural and religious diversity would probably be the last two things on your mind in a region known … Continue reading
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – In the ballroom of an upscale hotel a short train ride from New York, advertisers, food industry executives and market researchers mingled — the men in dark suits, the women in headscarves and Western dress. Chocolates made according to Islamic dietary laws were placed at each table. The setting was the … Continue reading
by Pamay Bassey February 17th. Ash Wednesday. Although I was not raised Catholic, since high school, I have observed Lent, the 40 days of sacrifice leading up to Easter Sunday. So, I have always tried to go to an Ash Wednesday service early in the day. This year, I had a grand plan to go … Continue reading
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — President Barack Obama and his family are making a rare Sunday trip to church. The Obamas arrived at St. Michael’s Chapel mid-morning. The church is located on the Marine Corps base where Obama frequently golfs and goes to the gym during his Hawaiian vacations. The Obamas were seated in the … Continue reading
Citing a shortage of priests who can perform exorcisms, the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops are sponsoring a conference on how to perform the rite. The two-day training, starting Friday in Baltimore is to outline the scriptural basis of evil, instruct clergy on evaluating whether a person is truly possessed, and review the prayers and rituals … Continue reading
James Estrin/The New York Times The Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity has come alive again, due in part to the efforts of the Rev. Vladimir Alexeev. New York’s history is recorded in its desolate churches, where once-packed pews have given way to eerie silence after the children of immigrants followed opportunity beyond the neighborhoods … Continue reading
As Christmas Eve became Christmas Day around the world, services and celebrations marked the holiday. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/24/world.christmas.eve/index.html?hpt=T2
My 52 Weeks of Worship Project 