In a new book about inspirational poet Mattie Stepanek, who died in 2004, his mother Jeni writes about his short life and lasting legacy.
Posted: Nov 13th, 2009 Comments: 4 Views: 191
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November 13, 2009: Jeni Stepanek on Faith and Grief
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November 13, 2009: Jeni Stepanek Extended Interview
Read and watch more of Kim Lawton's interview with Jeni Stepanek, who says her son, best-selling poet and speaker Mattie Stepanek, had "a universal message--give and you shall receive."
Posted: Nov 13th, 2009 Comments: 3 Views: 173
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October 30, 2009: The Monastic Life
There will always be a purpose to monastic life, say the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, as long as there is a need in the world for silence, prayer, simplicity, and balance.
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October 30, 2009: Building a Monastery of the Heart
"Is there anyone here who yearns for life and desires to see good days?" Those stirring words come at the beginning of one of the most durable spiritual guides of all time, the Rule of St. Benedict.
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October 23, 2009: Doctors, Patients, and Prayer
Doctors who pray with patients and family members "puts a sense of comfort in you," says Chris Barkley. "Normally, doctors don't do that, and it probably makes people feel closer to the doctor. You want them to care just as much as you do."
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2009 Comments: 4 Views: 365
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October 23, 2009: Mary Setterholm
She started a support group for women with emotional problems and histories of sexual abuse, and she wants to earn degrees in social work and theological studies to help others like them.
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October 9, 2009: Father Damien’s Legacy
On October 11, the 19th-century missionary priest Father Damien will be canonized in Rome and remembered for dedicating his life to individuals with leprosy, a disease that still afflicts more than 250,000 people a year.
Posted: Oct 9th, 2009 Comments: 16 Views: 4,480
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October 2, 2009: Church Garden
"There's definitely something spiritual about working with the earth and feeling a relationship with all of God's creation," says Cara Gonzalez, a parishioner at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Bethesda, Maryland, who volunteers in the church garden.
Posted: Oct 2nd, 2009 Comments: 1 Views: 455
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October 2, 2009: Spiritual Gardening
"Every act of gardening embodies a way of relating to creation that invokes moral and spiritual decisions," writes Duke Divinitiy School professor Norman Wirzba.
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September 25, 2009: Harvey Cox
In his new book on the difference between faith and belief, this Harvard professor and scholar of religion says what it means to be religious is shifting significantly as the 21st century unfolds.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2009 Comments: 1 Views: 1,426
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