Who would you choose, Jesus or the Spirit? Thomas Reese (RNS) — When you create a password at your bank, it asks you some authentication questions. My favorite is, “What historical person would you most like to meet?” I always wonder how many people say “Jesus.” On May 21, we celebrate the Ascension, the day Jesus left the Earth. I think a lot of us would like to have him back. But Jesus did leave […]
Sikh kitchens feed New Delhi’s masses in virus lockdown By EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — At first, the kitchen at the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara cooked 40,000 meals each day for the hungry who live on the streets of India’s capital city, or who have lost their livelihoods to the coronavirus lockdown. But the need was greater than that. So workers at the golden-domed temple in central New Delhi made 80,000 meals daily. […]
Houston Catholic church closes after 5 leaders get COVID-19 HOUSTON (AP) — A Catholic church in Houston has closed its doors after five of its leaders tested positive for COVID-19, including two priests who had helped celebrate public masses which had resumed earlier this month. The closure and positive tests come after a priest from Holy Ghost parish, 79-year-old Donnell Kirchner, died last week. He was diagnosed with pneumonia, but health officials are determining whether […]
China says boy picked by Dalai Lama now a college graduate BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday that a boy who disappeared 25 years ago after being picked by the Dalai Lama as Tibetan Buddhism’s second-highest figure is now a college graduate with a stable job. Very little information has been given about Gedhun Choekyi Nyima or his family since he went missing at age 6 shortly after being named the 11th Panchen Lama. China, […]
As mosques reopen in West Africa, COVID-19 fears grow By KRISTA LARSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It’s been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as coronavirus cases mount. With only a little over a week left, he decided joining thousands of others in tradition was worth the risk after authorities allowed prayers to resume. Men formed orderly lines outside the Massalikul Jinaan […]
When religion sided with science: Medieval lessons for surviving COVID-19 Phillip I. Lieberman Vanderbilt University (THE CONVERSATION) Faced with a range of serious patient reactions to the COVID-19 disease, doctors and nurses have sometimes struggled to find viable treatment options. But when we examine faith-based responses to the virus, spiritual guidance has proved even more elusive. Guidelines for faith leaders from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention encourage groups to clean surfaces and limit […]
Italy opens churches as virus rules dictate how to eat, pray By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Italy and the Vatican opened a new phase in the virus crisis Monday, with churches resuming public Masses after a sharp confrontation between the Italian church and state over limits on worshipping in the era of COVID-19. Guards in hazmat suits took the temperature of the faithful entering St. Peter’s Basilica, where Pope Francis celebrated […]
India-UK International Web Seminar on International Trade, Economic and Spiritual Activities after Corona Pandemic Acharya Lokesh addressed India-UK International Web Seminar India, Britain and the world together fight the Corona Pandemic – Acharya Lokesh Domestic violence and child abuse during the Corona pandemic is a matter of concern – Mayor, Enfield New Delhi: India-UK International Web Seminar on International Trade, Economic and Spiritual Activities after Corona Pandemic addressed by Acharya Dr. Lokesh, Founder of Ahimsa […]
Staying Alive – A Historical Perspective Dr. D.K Hari & Dr. D. K Hema Hari Bharath Gyan| Art of Living Many of you may remember your grandmother insisting you to clean your hands and feet before every meal. Having a bath in the morning is a ritual whatever the season and so is leaving footwear outside the house. Till recent these were considered old fashioned but with the Covid- 19 pandemic striking the world suddenly […]
A new book on Tara explores a portal to the divine in a female form Yonat Shimron RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Rachael Wooten wasn’t especially interested in Tibetan Buddhism when she discovered Tara, the female buddha of Tibet, often portrayed as a green young woman seated on a lotus throne. A native of the small, eastern North Carolina town of Kinston, Wooten grew up Methodist, earned a Ph.D. in psychology and has for years practiced […]
How do Buddhists handle coronavirus? The answer is not just meditation Pierce Salguero, Pennsylvania State University (The Conversation) Millions of Buddhists seeking protection and healing from the novel coronavirus are turning to traditional religious rituals. Since the emergence of COVID-19, the Dalai Lama, other senior monks and Buddhist organizations in Asia and worldwide have emphasized that this pandemic calls for meditation, compassion, generosity and gratitude. Such messages reinforce a common view in the West of […]
