Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many in the contemporary world think of marriage and divorce as a personal matter between the husband […]
Source: NPR Nearly a century ago, immigrants from Germany and Ireland founded St. Helena Church in a working-class neighborhood in north Philadelphia. Immigrants, and their children, still fill the pews […]
Nuns of a New Generation Forge Their Own Path Source: NY Times Mechanical bulls, rock-climbing walls, bounce houses, go-karts: Before becoming a nun, Sister Virginia Joy helped insure them all. […]
Source: The Huffington Post Reuters | By PHILIP PULLELLA Posted: 06/28/2015 Pope Francis asked forgiveness on Monday for the Roman Catholic Church’s “non-Christian and inhumane” treatment in the past of the Waldensians, a tiny Protestant movement the Vatican tried to exterminate in the 15th century. Francis made his plea during […]
Source: The Huffington Post Reuters | By PHILIP PULLELLA Posted: 06/28/2015 Pope Francis asked forgiveness on Monday for the Roman Catholic Church’s “non-Christian and inhumane” treatment in the past of the Waldensians, a tiny Protestant movement the Vatican tried to exterminate in the 15th century. Francis made his plea during […]
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Even though some politicians claim America is a “Christian nation,” the share of the population that identifies as Christian has declined significantly in […]
BY RULA SAMAIN, MAY 09, 2015, THE JORDAN TIMES The faithful gather to mark Saint George’s anniversary at a shrine in Mahis on Wednesday (Photo courtesy Facebook page of Jeryes Samawi) FUHEIS — The scout band played, people swayed and clapped to the sound of music, with some […]
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=554cfe242b8c2a8eb10011e8&autoPlay=false Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Posted: 05/08/2015 7:11 pm Pope Francis is reportedly planning to offer a special pardon of sins to women who […]
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=554cfe242b8c2a8eb10011e8&autoPlay=false Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Posted: 05/08/2015 7:11 pm Pope Francis is reportedly planning to offer a special pardon of sins to women who […]
Michael Sattler (1495 – 20 May 1527) was a monk who left the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation to become one of the early leaders of the Anabaptist movement. He was particularly influential for his role in developing the Schleitheim Confession. Title page of the Schleitheimer Confession (1527), bearing Sattler’s name. Sattler was born in approximately 1490 in Staufen, Germany.[1] He […]
Epigraph: And their saying, ‘We did kill the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah;’ whereas they slew him not, nor crucified him, but he was made to […]
Promoted posts: 1984 Rare TV Interview With Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) and A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother of all philosophies’ Suggested reading: The Best Collection to […]
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla For Christians, Easter is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ — and arguably the most important date on the religious calendar. […]
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla For Christians, Easter is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ — and arguably the most important date on the religious calendar. […]
Additional suggested reading 65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross The swoon hypothesis is any of a number of ideas that aim to explain the resurrection of […]
TUESDAY, MAR 24, 2015 06:00 AM MPST 10 ways Christian heaven is more like hell A close reading of the New Testament reveals Biblical paradise isn’t all pearly gates and streets of gold This article originally appeared on AlterNet. Most Westerners are at least vaguely familiar with the popular Christian […]
Aljazeera.com: Alleged comments by one of India’s Hindu leaders, questioning the intentions of Mother Teresa’s charitable work in India have prompted debate on Twitter. On Monday, Mohan Bhagwat, leader of the pro-Hindu group, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), reportedly questioned the work of the Catholic nun, stating, “Here, the service isn’t […]
Source: Huffington Post SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A group of Chilean priests on Thursday demanded the resignation of a bishop, accusing him of covering up for a prominent priest who […]
A close reading of the New Testament reveals Biblical paradise isn’t all pearly gates and streets of gold Most Westerners are at least vaguely familiar with the popular Christian version […]