On Wednesday, March 22nd, students, professors, faith leaders, and members of the greater Montreal community gathered together for a Colloquium on the Spirituality of Young People. The colloquium...
Shuni-e (修二会) is a ceremony that takes place at (among other temples) the Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, happening this year between March 1 - 14. It is also known as o-mizutori (お水取り), which is...
When we grow up within a faith tradition, it’s typical to have a parent/child type relationship with faith institutions. Traditions inform us of how we should live and what role we should play in...
"From the most rigorous calculations...there is overwhelming evidence that we cannot detect 95% of the physical universe. Dark matter and dark energy are neither perceptible nor observable by any...
The word "solstice" comes from the Latin word "solstitium", which is derived from two words: sol meaning "the sun" and sistere which means "to stand still". During the winter solstice, the axis of...
What is the relationship between doubt and faith in spiritual life? Sometimes we lack experience talking about doubt in spiritual contexts. When we participate in religious communities, it may...
The poet Mary Oliver spent most of her life outside writing about nature walks and her search for the divine. In her early years, she was fascinated by the possibility of eternal life. Later,...
Balance comes in many forms. We balance ourselves physically, on tight-ropes of in yoga poses; mentally, when we weigh the pros and cons of a situation, and emotionally, when we decide we need a...
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