Tag: religion
Religion: Can faith make a difference?
The MLK Jr. Interfaith Service at St. Mary’s in Gilroy earlier this month was a beautiful example of why different faith traditions bother to...
Religion: A profile of peace
Very little is known about the Amish Community. The term “Amish” conjures visions of people who are anti-progress, who are against technology, and who...
Religion: The dream is still alive in us
Coming from another country I found it difficult to understand the problems of racism as it had been experienced in the United States in...
Religion: This is how it should be!
In November, I attended a lovely interfaith Thanksgiving service at Congregation Emeth in Morgan Hill. It was a gathering of clergy and laity from...
Religion: A time of review, a time of renewal
The end of the year usually brings with it a sense of reflection and evaluation. This year has been more challenging, as we experienced...
Religion: Living in Peace
It was Christmas morning, but this Christmas was unlike any before. It was 1914, and thousands of soldiers were in the trenches as World...
Religion: Banish the Darkness, Spread the Light
As we approach the darkest time of the year, Jews prepare to celebrate Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. The ancient story took place in...
Religion: Guard My Speech
How powerful words are! Rabbi Seymour J Cohen wrote: “Words can inspire, destroy, console us, entice us. Throughout history words promoted hatred, murder, even...
Religion: More Blessed to Give?
We’ve all heard people say it is more blessed to give than to receive. Many of us have probably said it. I mean, doesn’t...
Religion: Enjoying the Christmas sprint…
By the time you read this article, you may have very well taken your last bite of Thanksgiving dinner. You’ve let your belt out...
