"For me Reiki is another form of prayer," says spiritual director Lauri Lumby Schmidt. But a member of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops says this holistic healing practice is "not of God."

Feb 12th, 2010 | 55 comments

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"Immigrant religion today is coming here to evangelize us and then to go back out to evangelize where they’re from," according to Dana Robert, professor of world Christianity and history of mission at the Boston University School of Theology.

Jan 8th, 2010 | 6 comments

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"Once you have empowered a disabled person artistically, you have in fact empowered a disabled person,” says this Georgetown University chaplain who ministers to wounded combat veterans and amputees through the theater.

Dec 15th, 2009 | 3 comments

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Those who feel lonely and sad at this time of year may also feel "that grief is permanent and hope is fleeting," says the University of Richmond's associate chaplain, Kate O'Dwyer-Randall, "but it’s actually the other way around."

Dec 10th, 2009 | 6 comments

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In most of the world, the poor and sick are ignored. In Lourdes, they are number one, and people say they are drawn there because they believe it is a place of great faith.

Mar 6th, 2009 | 2 comments

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Membership in the church has declined in recent decades, but some Christian Science practitioners, as they are known, still treat large numbers of people through spiritual healing.

Aug 1st, 2008 | 2 comments

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