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The Awesome Experience of Listening to Rock
One of our favorite rock critics was Richard Goldstein; he was a pioneer in the genre. After graduating from Columbia University's journalism school in 1966, he began writing about pop music for the…
Reverence, Not Revenge
In a profound and ethically rich blog for The Denver Post, John Kane, a professor of Religious Studies at Regis University who has focused on interfaith dialogue, justice, and peace initiatives, pon…
Should We Serve Nature or Should Nature Serve Us?
By Fizza Raza for KidSpirit's Nature issue.
The earliest records of history show that nature, in all its shapes and forms, has served humanity. From rocks used as hunting tools to fruit used a…
Praying for Our Part in Preserving the Amazon Rainforest
Photo courtesy of pixundfertig at Pixabay.com
The Amazon's tropical rainforests — often described as "the Earth's lungs" because they generally draw in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen —…
Reframing the Familiar
Literary Wisdom
Seymour once said that all we do our whole lives is go from one little piece of Holy Ground to the next. Is he never wrong?
― Buddy in Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & S…
Prayer to Stop Wasting Food
O Nourisher, we remember that when we were children, our parents used to remind us, "Finish your food. Think of all the poor starving people around the world." That plea usually worked by directing …
Observing Animal Spirituality
After working with chimpanzees for 55 years in Gombe, Tanzania, Jane Goodall says that some of their behavior is "perhaps triggered by feelings of awe and wonder" for magnificent natural features or…
Feeling Short on Time? Try Something Awe-Inspiring
According to an article by Stacy Kennelly published on the Yes Magazine website, a new study shows that experiences of awe ("the feeling we get when we come across something so strikingly vast in nu…
Do Animals Go to Heaven?
According to the Italian news media, Pope Francis told a little boy who was grieving over the death of his dog that "One day, we will see our animals again in the eternity of Christ. Paradise is ope…
Dear God! When Will It Stop?
Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children's Defense Fund, is saddened and appalled by the worst mass shooting in a public school in American history. It took place on Friday, December 14, in …