Tuesday, June 22, 2004
An American Muslim opens window to Islam
Don't be fooled by the cheeky title and the cartoon illustrations. The Koran for Dummies is a serious book. Sunday, June 20, 2004
Bishops stop short of calling for withholding communion
America's Roman Catholic bishops said from a private retreat Friday that Catholics should not honor or give awards to politicians who defy ''our fundamental moral principles'' on abortion and other issues. Friday, June 18, 2004
Denying Catholics communion 'is the last straw'
The quality of their outrage is different from anything I've heard before, even during the darkest days of the most recent clergy sex abuse scandal. Thursday, June 17, 2004
Ancient icon going home to Russia
The Rev. Sergei Garklavs first met her when he was a teenager in Riga, Latvia, 70 years ago. Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Inquisition wasn't that bad, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY -- Torture, burning at the stake and other punishment for the faithful condemned as witches or heretics by church tribunals during the Inquisition was not as widespread as commonly believed, the Vatican said Tuesday.
Catholic bishops OK another audit on abuse
America's Roman Catholic bishops, overcoming earlier protests from some church leaders, said Tuesday they had overwhelmingly approved a second round of audits to measure how well U.S. dioceses are implementing sex abuse prevention policies.
Southern Baptists quit liberal group
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Southern Baptist Convention quit a global federation of Baptist denominations Tuesday as SBC leaders denounced the Baptist World Alliance and other groups for accepting liberal theology. Sunday, June 13, 2004
'You can be a Christian and be hard-nosed'
They're all accouterments of Dusty Baker's personal battle between good and evil, an eclectic spirituality the Cubs manager says takes discipline, prayer and periodic divine intervention to maintain. Friday, June 11, 2004
What's on the summer reading list this year?
So you've already chosen swim togs to flatter your hard-won, beach-ready figure after hours at the gym and a spring full of salads and fat-freeness. Thursday, June 10, 2004
George says lay ministers must agree with church
Catholic lay ministers who disagree with the church's teachings should not be allowed to continue in their ministries or assist in distributing communion, according to a letter sent by Cardinal Francis George to pastors in the Chicago Archdiocese earlier this month. Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Was N.W. Sider good enough to be a saint?
The Rev. Carl Schmitz, a strapping, rough-and-tumble, man's man who fought for what he believed and didn't take guff from anybody, doesn't fit the stereotype of a pious, meek, retiring saint. Sunday, June 6, 2004
'God Squad' leader builds interfaith bridges
Need to know who the leaders of the Zoroastrian community are in the suburbs, or the name of the head monk at the Vivekananda Vedanta ashram in Hyde Park? Friday, June 4, 2004
Respect and gratitude start in the bathroom
A bad dye job is an opportunity to attain enlightenment. My bathroom is a sacred space. Sunday, May 30, 2004
Gay Catholics denied communion at Chicago mass
Gay and lesbian Catholics wearing rainbow-colored sashes in a multi-city statement of gay Catholic pride Sunday were denied Communion at Holy Name Cathedral. Friday, May 28, 2004
It's only rock 'n' roll, but clergy like it
It's hard to imagine a group of teenagers sitting around listening to a Blink 182 or N.E.R.D. album -- liner notes in one hand, Bible in the other -- trying to pick out lyrics that quote Scripture or allude to spiritual truths.
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