The Boston Globe has published a story on the transformation of city churches that are no longer churches into high-end condominium developments: The struggles of the Catholic Church, in particular, have left many residential areas pocked with deconsecrated houses of worship. With open parcels scarce and Boston’s real estate market hotter than ever, these churches …
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Today is Earth Day, and this year NASA’s social media project is #NoPlaceLikeHome – encouraging people to post photos and Vine/Instragram videos of their favorite places on earth. (They’ve also created a Facebook page, a Google+ group and a Flickr group.) Huffington Post has published 11 prayers for creation, from a range of faith traditions …
The advantage of publishing online as the Blue Book as the reports were filed, Deputies and Bishops don’t have to wait for a completed paper copy to start studying up for General Convention.
Arkansas’ state capital of Little Rock has just passed legislation protecting its citizens against state legislation. As reported in news outlets including the Associated Press and picked up by news media including The Colorado Springs Gazette, a 7-2 vote in city council passed an ordinance “to prohibit the city and companies contracted with it from discriminating …
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In April at the Magazine, we’ll be looking at insights and reflections on the human (individual and collective) relationship with the created order. That could be nature, the environment, our use of resources, animals, each other, like the creed says – all things seen and unseen. In this piece by Linda Hunt examines the great sorrow and the great gift in the passion stories.
In April at the Magazine, we’ll be looking at insights and reflections on the human (individual and collective) relationship with the created order. That could be nature, the environment, our use of resources, animals, each other, like the creed says – all things seen and unseen. In this piece, David Hedges speaks to how he has embraced vegetarianism as a spiritual discipline.
Today’s reflection gives thanks for altar guilds everywhere.
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