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November 6, 2009: The Rev. Christian Fuhrer Extended Interview
Twenty years ago, a nonviolent movement emerged from the sanctuary of historic St. Nikolai Evangelical Lutheran Church in Leipzig. It was rooted, according to its pastor, in weekly prayers for peace and readings from the Sermon on the Mount that countered "the reality of political hopelessness."
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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."
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Prayer Rally: Muslims Gather at the US Capitol
Watch highlights of the September 25 event at the US Capitol where 3,500 Muslims prayed “for the soul of America.”
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September 25, 2009: Yizkor Requiem
Composer and conducter Thomas Beveridge says his Yizkor Requiem is "a quest for spiritual roots" and a musical bridge between Christianity and Judaism.
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September 25, 2009: Rituals of Yom Kippur
Rabbi Irwin Kula of the National Center for Jewish Learning and Leadership says Yom Kippur and the High Holidays are about life, not death. The paradox, he says, is that "one of the great ways to focus ourselves on life is to think about death."
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September 25, 2009: Psalms for the High Holy Days
Read new translations of three psalms that are part of the liturgy of the Jewish High Holy Days.
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September 18, 2009: Seek My Face
In the words of a new translation of Psalm 27, the psalm most associated with the Jewish High Holidays, "Your face, God, is what I constantly search for."
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September 11, 2009: Laser Monks
A community of entrepreneurial Cistercian monks in rural Wisconsin balance a life of prayer and work, charity and contemplation. They also run a multi-million-dollar ink-and-toner business.
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