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by Walter T. Smith Randolph “For those who have faith, no explanation is necessary. For those without faith, no explanation is sufficient.” Those were the opening lines of the 1943 Academy Award-winning “Song of Bernadette,” a movie about the Marian … More
by Benedicta Cipolla Originally published March 14, 2008 Yankl Conzen spent his life straddling different worlds. Born Peter Conzen to a Catholic family in Hamburg at the close of World War II, he was known in Jewish circles as Yankl, … More
Photographs by Yankl Conzen courtesy of the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary
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Last month, members of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition spoke on Capitol Hill about immigration reform and the importance of keeping immigrant families together. Members of Congress and various faith leaders came together in support of the coalition’s “Prayer, Renewal and … More
Author and veteran religion reporter David Gibson assesses relations between the US Catholic Church and the new Obama Administration and talks about the political role that New York’s new archbishop, Timothy Dolan, may play.
KIM LAWTON, guest anchor: After weeks of speculation, the Vatican announced a new leader for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan will succeed Cardinal Edward Egan, who is retiring after nearly nine years in the … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a profile today of perhaps this country’s best known Unitarian Universalist minister, Reverend Forrest Church of New York. He has a new book out called “Love and Death.” Last week, Church’s congregation gave him … More
Read more of Bob Abernethy’s interview with Reverend Forrest Church: Q: There came a day in 2006 when you received a call from your physician. Tell me the story. A: He called right after I’d had a barium esophagram and … More
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