Monthly Archives: March 2013
To set out on the spiritual path, you have to be ugly
By Omid Safi — March 31, 2013
If we were already perfect and beautiful, there would be no need to set out on a path.
Between Good Friday and Easter: A Muslim Meditation on Christ and Resurrection
By Omid Safi — March 30, 2013
When I reflect on the suffering of Christ, I see the connection between the suffering of Christ and the suffering of all of God’s children, all of us who are vessels of the Spirit of God.
I seek the Easter of our own spirit, the resurrection of our spirit, long dead, brought back to God through God’s grace. May there be an Easter for the Jesus of our spirit, overcoming every death, every suffering and every affliction.
Marie Osmond Speaks out for Marriage Equality
By Jana Riess — March 30, 2013
As mother to a gay daughter, Marie Osmond has come out as in support of same-sex marriage. "I believe in her civil rights," she told Diane Sawyer. "As a mother, I think my daughter deserves everything that she desires in life."
Shi’i Islam: Origin and Foundational Teachings of Shi’ism
By Omid Safi — March 29, 2013
I am making available my two-part lecture plus a slideshow with lots of images to help explain the origin and foundations of Shi’i Islam.
Jim McGreevey’s redemption is the real deal
By Brian Donohue — March 29, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) I used to think Gov. Jim McGreevey was one of the most disingenuous phonies I had ever met. But his recent redemption after a public fall from grace is the real deal.
Quote of the Day: Michael Sean Winters of National Catholic Reporter
By Ron Ribiat — March 29, 2013
“If Pope Francis’ example has left this young priest speechless, then I say good. The people will be spared a dose of craziness.” — Michael Sean Winters, a columnist for National Catholic Reporter, after a traditionalist Catholic priest said he didn’t know what to say after Pope Francis washed the feet of women at a […]
President Obama’s Easter statement
By Daniel Burke — March 29, 2013
(RNS) On Friday, the White House released this statement from President Obama about Easter.
Vatican defends Pope Francis’ washing of women’s feet
By Alessandro Speciale — March 29, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican dismissed criticism of Pope Francis' decision to wash the feet of two women during a Maundy Thursday Mass at a Rome youth prison.
American Atheists wrestles with its cherished ‘grumpy’ image
By Kimberly Winston — March 29, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) The annual Easter weekend convention of American Atheists is a delicate balancing act between the group’s image as the angry bulldog of secular organizations and its need to attract younger and less strident nonbelievers.
Despite censures, Womenpriests movement grows
By Megan O'Neil — March 29, 2013
(RNS) If heading a religious community is a lonely job for any woman, a Catholic Womenpriest might be the loneliest of all.
For many, holy days have become family ‘holidays’
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 29, 2013
(RNS) In the gap between faith and practice, millions of Americans will delight in Easter and Passover as "holidays," not "holy days."
Our Corner | NBC Latino
By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — March 29, 2013
In an op-ed for NBC Latino, PRRI Research Associate Juhem Navarro-Rivera explores the ongoing tug-of-war within the Republican Party between Hispanic Americans and the Tea Party.
Friday’s Religion News Roundup: Satan’s skin * Footwash backlash * Holi Day
By David Gibson — March 29, 2013
Pope Francis continues to get feedback, and backlash, for washing the feet of young women and Muslims among the twelve at a juvenile detention center, and another Frances -- last name Perkins -- wins "Lent Madness." A Jesuit school is still in the NCAA version. And why is Satan always dark-skinned?
Pope Francis: How the Visuals Matter
By Mark Silk — March 29, 2013
During the Reformation, Protestant propagandists scored a lot of points with woodcuts contrasting the Pope and His Minions unfavorably with Jesus and His Disciples. Here, for example, are a couple of pages from a German pamphlet, “The Passion of Christ and Antichrist,” that show humbly garbed Jesus washing the disciples’ feet even as the enthroned […]
Waking to the wonder of God: An interview with Margaret Feinberg
By Jonathan Merritt — March 29, 2013
The influential speaker and author urges the faithful to begin searching for God in uncommon places.
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