The Jewish holiday of Shavuot, says Rabbi Shira Stutman, it is a time of “rejoicing in the harvest, rejoicing in this gift of Torah that God has given us, and rejoicing in the ability to learn from Torah in each and every generation.” More →

June 17, 2011

“That old Lutheran concept of the priesthood of all believers—Stephen Ministry helps you live that out,” says Rev. David Sloop. More →

June 10, 2011

Watch more of correspondent Deborah Potter’s interview with the pastor and clinical psychologist who founded Stephen Ministries in 1975. More →

June 10, 2011

Stephen Ministry affirms the tremendous value of the laity in doing the work of congregational care, writes pastoral theology professor Tonya Armstrong. More →

June 10, 2011

Working with the Circle of Life Children’s Center, a pediatrician affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey offers compassionate care to seriously ill children and their families. More →

May 27, 2011

Voodoo recognizes an invisible world of great spiritual power, according to Sallie Ann Glassman, a Voodoo priestess, community organizer, and founder of the New Orleans Healing Center. More →

May 27, 2011

A new memoir reaffirms the vocation of pastor in contemporary American culture. More →

May 13, 2011

The Catholic Church’s complex system for declaring someone a saint has evolved since the thirteenth century. More →

April 29, 2011

Watch more about the deeply personal roles saints can play for individual Catholics. More →

April 29, 2011

Welsh poet and Anglican priest R.S. Thomas (1913-2000) has been described as “a poet of the cross, the unanswered prayer, the bleak trek through darkness.” More →

April 20, 2011