Gratitude Leads To Happiness
Officially, Thanksgiving Day in the United States is not a religious holiday. However, those who give thanks on that holiday are, in my opinion, engaging in a religious act.
Spirituality Archives
November 22, 2006 4:15 PM
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Joined At The Heart
To the extent that parents in a mixed-faith marriage are joined at the heart, and to the extent that that the love of their parents, in cooperation with the love of God, brought these children into existence, why can't we talk about God to them in terms of love?
December 23, 2006 9:32 AM
On Belief, I Know Jesus Is Son of God
Here's what I mean when I say I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God. Let me preface this, however, with a word about belief.
December 27, 2006 4:00 PM
Atheists Formed by Distraction
To the extent that atheism is in vogue right now (I wouldn't know how to measure that), the explanation may lie in a certain mental numbness that is a function of both speed and violence in our world.
January 4, 2007 10:30 AM
Inspiration Found In Guided Retreat of Jesuits' Founder
My most formative religious experience took place at age 23 within the framework of
the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. This is a guided retreat of 30 days intended to help one understand how to discover God's will, and to be given the freedom to follow that will wherever it leads.
January 18, 2007 9:08 AM
Women, More Than Men, Are Faith-Filled
I'm not a woman, so I can't speak from personal experience. Nor have I lived "down through the ages," so that puts another limit on my experience.
February 1, 2007 10:54 AM
I Pray To A Personal, Yet Mysterious God
I think of prayer as privileged conversations and communications with God. It is an opening up before God of what is on my mind and in my heart.
April 6, 2007 8:39 AM
If Christ Be Not Risen
St. Paul answered that question many centuries ago in his First Letter to the Corinthians: ""[I]f Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain" (1 Cor. 15:17).
