This year, the holy Christian period of Lent goes from February 14 through March 28. Lent is a 40-day period in which Christians are asked to commit themselves to varying degrees of fasting, temporarily giving up certain luxuries, and intensifying their devotional practices of things like prayer, almsgiving, and confessing and repenting of sins. Lent […]
Reading Poetry Across the Traditions: Learning to Hear and See the Light Prof. Francis X Clooney, Harvard Divinity SchoolPhoto source: Harvard Divinity School faculty webpage In our day and age, we know that we need to work at mutual religious understanding. For that, we need to listen to one another. If so, then amid our
Prof. Francis X Clooney, Harvard Divinity SchoolPhoto source: Harvard Divinity School faculty webpage Father Clooney is a Jesuit priest, who conducts Mass every Sunday and served as the 2021–2022 President of the Christian Theological Society of America (CTSA), the largest professional society of theologians in the world. As president, he chose the theme “Thinking Catholic
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Seeking Union with God Across Traditions The concept of union with God, the divine, or some transcendent form of reality, is a central theme in many religious traditions. While the specifics may vary, the general idea is often one of seeking a deep and intimate connection with the divine, transcending the limitations of the self,
