Column: Our Place in the Universe
Apr 3 2008 12:21AM
Often we agree that a wise course of action might be best in some situations, but more often we will rationalize why we act from our own individual needs and points of view instead.
Knowing what you really want
Apr 3 2008 12:19AM
If you are unable to harness the Law of Attraction, you might well be luckier than you know. A revealing interview with James Twyman, director of the new movie 'The Moses Code.'
India issues warning to Dalai Lama
Apr 2 2008 02:41AM
India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee warned the Dalai Lama not to engage in political activity that would damage India's ties to China.
Armenian church hails Muslim dialogue
Apr 2 2008 02:18AM
The Armenian Apostolic Church responded warmly to an invitation from Muslim leaders for inter-religious dialogue, saying all religious leaders should unite to condemn hatred and terrorism.
Ecuador pro-life lawmaker breaks mold
Apr 2 2008 02:18AM
Rosanna Queirolo doesn't fit the standard profile of a pro-life activist. She's a former model who posed in skimpy outfits in Ecuadoran magazines and is a committed environmentalist.
You're out!
Apr 2 2008 02:02AM
I'm not even sure how to run my own life, let alone give the direction and input into my children's. Show me, Lord, your way, your paths. Give me the insight I require to be everything my family needs me to be.
Top court to rule on dueling faith codes
Apr 2 2008 01:41AM
The Ten Commandments will square off against the Seven Aphorisms in the Supreme Court sometime in its 2008-09 term.
New AIDS bill stresses behavior
Apr 2 2008 01:35AM
The House of Representatives Wednesday considered revised legislation regarding global AIDS relief.
Sri Lanka Catholics launch peace drive
Apr 2 2008 01:31AM
The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka launched a strong appeal to the government and to the Tamil rebels to respect the Marian shrine in Madhu, where an escalation in military operations struck a few Christian sites.
Faith vs. reason, Part 2
Apr 2 2008 01:26AM
Bernard of Clairvaux won the battle with Abelard. Or did he?
Column: New Houses from Old Bricks
Apr 2 2008 01:23AM
How do we claim the Easter promise of new life, when human life is so fragile and easily damaged? We find in our scars the evidence of God's healing and our resilience.
Column: Bluebonnet
Apr 2 2008 01:17AM
Are you a devout planner, or do you fly by the seat of your pants? If you're devastated when your plans fall short, you are not alone.
Column: Roll Down Like Water
Apr 2 2008 01:10AM
With what seems to be a clear victory for the opposition in Zimbabwe, could one of Africa's longest-running dictatorships be coming to an end?
Evangelicals 'face new issues': Panel
Apr 2 2008 01:05AM
Conservative evangelical Christians still influence government policies, but they also face additional issues, pro-family leaders said in a National Press Club panel discussion.
Column: Love, God and Sex
Apr 2 2008 12:52AM
When your purpose for having sex is to experience the Sacred, then God and all the angels in heaven will applaud your performance.
Fuel shortage grounds mission flights
Apr 2 2008 12:47AM
A shortage of aviation fuel — called avgas — grounded pilots of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), a faith-based, non-profit ministry that serves missions and isolated people around the world via aviation.
Choir lifts Uganda kids out of poverty
Apr 2 2008 12:47AM
The Hope for Africa Children's Choir and Academy, conducted and managed by Lydia Namageme and directed by Tonny Mbowa, consists of 23 Ugandan children rescued from lives of poverty in displaced persons' camps.
Author debunks 'prosperity gospel'
Apr 2 2008 12:42AM
Author John Revell in his new book "Getting the Most from God (but not how you might think!)" uses Scripture to debunk the prosperity gospel often preached by popular televangelists.
Column: Sex and Society
Apr 2 2008 12:36AM
Studies show that highly qualified women can jump off the fast track and then catch up when they are ready to jump back on.
NZ rejects Iran convert's asylum plea
Apr 2 2008 12:35AM
The New Zealand government rejected an asylum appeal by an Iranian convert to Christianity.
Muslim outcry deletes UK pro-gay texts
Apr 2 2008 12:27AM
The city council of Bristol, England, withdrew books for an anti-homophobia program at two primary schools following an outcry from predominantly Muslim parents.
Pope bio reveals love plus brilliance
Apr 2 2008 12:21AM
Brennan Pursell, author of "Benedict of Bavaria," discovered that Ratzinger and his family like their neighbors prayed daily, went to church on Sundays and holy days and kept church customs and practices of the Church year.
Thousands rally to support Rep. Kern
Apr 2 2008 12:21AM
Almost 3,000 people gathered Wednesday at the Oklahoma State Capitol to support Rep. Sally Kern, 2,000 reportedly spilling over onto all levels of the Rotunda with 1,000 more unable to enter the capitol building.
Faiths unite for peace in Philippines
Apr 1 2008 02:25AM
Representatives of the World Conference of Religions for Peace, meeting in Davao, Phillipines, on Saturday, agreed to work for an an end to the decades-old conflict that is destroying the southern peninsula of Mindanao.
John Paul's sainthood case nearly ready
Apr 1 2008 02:09AM
The postulator of the cause for beatification of Pope John Paul II nearly finished a definitive summary of the case for consideration by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
Apr 1 2008 02:03AM
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf did not call out her army to quell the angry mob of demonstrators. She stood up before them and asked to speak to their leaders. What courage. She could have been hauled down and assassinated on the spot.
Russian doomstay cultists leave cave
Apr 1 2008 01:54AM
Fourteen members of a Russian doomsday cult reportedly came out of a cave in which they had holed up for the last few months Tuesday, believing that the world would come to an end in April of May.
Column: Writing Down Your Soul
Apr 1 2008 01:33AM
'What did you do in the war?' I asked my dad about World War II. My son asked me about Vietnam. But help me. What do I say when my grandchildren ask about Iraq?
April Fools' Day
Apr 1 2008 01:22AM
Festivals of Fools are universal. They serve as a safety valve for society and allow for the cathartic release of emotion, tension, anxiety, and the diffusion of disappointments and dangerous resentments.
Asteroid destroyed Sodom: Researchers
Apr 1 2008 01:14AM
A clay tablet that puzzled scientists for 150 years was identified as an account of an asteroid suspected of destroying Sodom and Gomorrah.
Column: All Paths
Apr 1 2008 01:09AM
If there was a crisis of confidence in 1979 about how Americans viewed government and other institutions like religion, media, banks, schools, etc., then close to 30 years later there has to be a complete loss of faith.
The evolutionary imperative
Apr 1 2008 12:58AM
We have instinctually been magnetized to complete our divine plan.
Lawmaker bashed by gays wins support
Apr 1 2008 12:26AM
At noon Wednesday pro-family groups and individuals will join over 50 pastors at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City to rally in support of Rep. Sally Kern, an Oklahoma legislator who has been targeted by radical homosexual groups.
The hope of the Resurrection
Column: God Said What?
Mar 31 2008 02:41AM
At its deepest level Christianity is a religion of hope. It is based upon a real in-breaking of God's love, hope and salvation for humankind into a world that has little care for God's grace.
Black church forum lauds Obama pastor
Mar 31 2008 02:36AM
Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., presidential candidate Barack Obama's former pastor, was praised Saturday at a the State of the Black Church Summit in Dallas, Texas, for fiery statements he made that some called racist and anti-American.
Lebanon's faiths call as one for action
Mar 31 2008 02:20AM
Lebanese Christian and Muslim voices spoke in unison as the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad coincided with Easter.
Psychics' popularity soars in Russia
Mar 31 2008 02:19AM
The popularity of psychics has soared in Russia, thanks to television. Iran-born Mehdi is Russia's most popular psychic, having beaten hundreds of other contestants to win a popular reality show.
Stars tape church-state separation gala
Mar 31 2008 02:12AM
Film and TV stars joined in Washington D.C. Tuesday to tape a talk-show-style presentation, dubbed "Everything You Wanted to Know About Separation of Church and State ... but Were Afraid to Ask."
Politicking from the pulpit
Mar 31 2008 02:08AM
It is against federal tax law for churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit. The minute a church or charity moves away from its stated mission into campaign politicking, it violates its tax exempt status.
Column: Left Coast Lions' Den
Mar 31 2008 02:08AM
In Tibet, religion and politics are mixing, and the blend works.
Oregon sets assisted suicide record
Mar 31 2008 02:00AM
Oregon recorded more deaths by physician-assisted suicide in 2007 than in any year in the decade since the practice was legalized.
Column: Woman at the Well
Mar 31 2008 01:45AM
Have you ever had a conversation with God? I've been talking to God and listening for practical guidance since I was 14, a long, long time ago!
Events planned in memory of Schiavo
Mar 31 2008 01:45AM
Priests for Life and the family of Terri Schiavo organized a series of events intended to raise awareness of the plight of severely disabled people and the growing movement supporting legalized euthanasia.
WCC labels Fitna 'Islamophobia'
Mar 31 2008 01:35AM
The movie Fitna, recently released online by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, is "a clear case of Islamophobia," said the Rev. Dr Shanta Premawardhana, director of the World Council of Churches' (WCC) Program on Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation
Stopping to move forward
Mar 31 2008 01:20AM
Sometimes you just have to stop and ask the big questions before you can move forward again. Maybe you won't have all the answers right away, but the inquiries will keep challenging you to BE your best you!
Hanoi forum eyes Buddhism's role
Mar 31 2008 12:58AM
A Buddhist official said Vietnamese Buddhism is in a good positon to promote its role and position in society at a time when the country is pursuing industrialization and modernization.
1.35 million sign pro-Tibet petition
Mar 31 2008 12:51AM
Pro-Tibet activists presented authorities, in China and more than 63 cities across the globe, with an online petition of 1.35 million signatures asking for talks to be opened with the Dalai Lama.
Ecuador pres.: Cut 'God' in constitution
Mar 31 2008 12:44AM
Ecuador's president and ruling party announced they oppose mentioning God in the nation's new constitution and called into question the "inviolability of life" as it is phrased in the existing constitution.
Vatican hosts 'divine mercy' forum
Mar 31 2008 12:43AM
Pope Benedict XVI announced Sunday that he would preside over a Mass in memory of Pope John Paul II Monday that will open the First World Congress on Apostolic Divine Mercy in Rome.
Children in middle of cult standoff
Mar 31 2008 12:39AM
Russian negotiators are trying to convince about 30 followers of a religious cult to release four children from the bunker near Nikolskoe, 450 miles southeast of Moscow, in which they have been barricaded since October to escape an apocalypse.