Tag: Spirituality
There will always be a purpose to monastic life, say the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, as long as there is a need in the world for silence, prayer, simplicity, and balance. More
“There’s definitely something spiritual about working with the earth and feeling a relationship with all of God’s creation,” says Cara Gonzalez, a parishioner at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Bethesda, Maryland, who volunteers in the church garden. More
“Every act of gardening embodies a way of relating to creation that invokes moral and spiritual decisions,” writes Duke Divinitiy School professor Norman Wirzba. More
In his new book on the difference between faith and belief, this Harvard professor and scholar of religion says what it means to be religious is shifting significantly as the 21st century unfolds. More
Read more of Bob Abernethy’s interview in Cambridge, Massachusetts with theologian and Harvard professor Harvey Cox. More
KIM LAWTON, correspondent: Roman Catholic priests deal a lot with spiritual food, but Father Leo Patalinghug works with food of a more earthly nature as well. REV. LEO PATALINGHUG (at Delaware State Fair): And I’ve got myself here a … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview with Father Leo Patalinghug, director of pastoral field education at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and watch him talk about his television cook-off with celebrity chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay: Q: … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Scientists have long found an association between relaxation and health. Now, there is new evidence that meditation and other spiritual practices have a beneficial and measurable effect on the brain. In a new book, “How God Changes … More
FRED DE SAM LAZARO (guest anchor): Earlier this month in France an annual event took place that has been described as perhaps the largest public expression of traditional Catholicism in the world. It is a three-day, 72-mile pilgrimage from Notre … More
Read more of Judy Valente’s interview about Thomas Merton with Paul Pearson, director and archivist at Bellarmine University’s Thomas Merton Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Q: What would you say is the essence of Thomas Merton’s spirituality? A: The essence of … More
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