"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.
Worship/Liturgy
October 30, 2009: Building a Monastery of the Heart
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.
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.
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."
September 11, 2009: Rabbi Irwin Kula Interview
"On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur thousands of people gather together and go through many, many prayers in which we ask ourselves, how have I done?"
Florida megachurch pastor Joel Hunter says evangelicalism is changing, strong interfaith relationships are important, and faith communities should support a broad public policy agenda.
August 7, 2009: Joel Hunter Interview
"People think the church can save the country, when really some types of political responsibility can save the church," says megachurch pastor Joel Hunter
July 31, 2009: Interview with Michael Emerson
Read more of Lucky Severson’s interview about interracial churches with Rice University sociology professor Michael Emerson.
Jazz musician Dave Brubeck says "when I write a piece, a sacred piece, I’m looking hard and trying to discover what I’m about, and what my parents were about and the world is about."
July 3, 2009: Faith Communities and Disability
"He deserves to pray. He has a right to faith, too," says Safiyyah Muhammad of her autistic son, Sufyaan. Their mosque in Irvington, New Jersey and other houses of worship are working to accept and include people with disabilities and special needs.



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