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Two Traditions: A Multitude of Symbols
By Sanya Kochhar in the KidSpirit Numbers & Symbols issue.
India is a composite culture, an amalgam of heirlooms left by the various civilizations, empires, and religions born here.
Aside fro…
Jewels of India
By Niti Majethia for KidSpirit's Beauty and the Senses issue.
I was born and raised in Mumbai, India, a country full of different traditions and values.
India has a caste system with different…
How a Prince, Snake Gods, and a Demon Changed My Life
By Kushan V. Mehta
As a child, every night before going to bed I would recite a few lines of prayer as my mother told me it would ensure good sleep.
Beauty in Judaism
By Naomi Chasek-Macfoy for KidSpirit’s Beauty and the Senses issue
I am a Jew, by heritage and ethnicity. No one in my family is particularly religious; I don’t think any of us believe in God…
A Realization About the Nature of Truth
By Simone Britto
As I rode in the backseat of my cousin’s tiny yellow car through the bustling town of Panjim, India, to my uncle’s house, I gazed out the window and marveled at the differen…
When All the Leaves Are Gone
“In November, the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their leaves, how lovely they are, spreading their arms like dancers. They know it is time to be still.” ― Cynthia Rylant
The Numinosity of Rocks
Anyone who is a rock person will take delight in this tribute to them. This glorious article by Patricia Adams Farmer, author of Embracing a Beautiful God appears on the inventive and beautifully vi…
Unity and Diversity from a Ruthenian Catholic Perspective
By Christopher Woods in the KidSpirit Unity and Division issue.
A discussion of unity and diversity of anything should start at the very beginning — for me and many others, when Jesus Christ…
The Joy of Byzantine Catholicism
By Chris Woods in the KidSpirit Happiness Issue
I was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church. Shortly after I was born, my family moved and we became parishioners at a Byzantine Catholic Church …
Celebrating Diwali
By Prerna Chaterjee for KidSpirit’s Rituals and Traditions issue.
The autumn sun warmed up my bare arms and legs. Looking up, I saw the turquoise sky and the ragged clouds. I walked to the othe…
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