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Posts Tagged: "Faith"
November 20, 2009: Ralph Wood Extended Interview
November 13, 2009: Jeni Stepanek on Faith and Grief
In a new book about inspirational poet Mattie Stepanek, who died in 2004, his mother Jeni writes about his short life and lasting legacy.
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."
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.
Senate Democrats: Discussing Moral Issues
Senate Democrats invited religion reporters to the Capitol to talk about "the moral imperatives of health care and climate change" and to ask faith communities to "speak out against obstructions."
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.
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.
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.
September 25, 2009: Harvey Cox Extended Interview
Read more of Bob Abernethy’s interview in Cambridge, Massachusetts with theologian and Harvard professor Harvey Cox.
September 25, 2009: THE FUTURE OF FAITH by Harvey Cox
Read an excerpt from Harvard theologian Harvey Cox's new book, "The Future of Faith."


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