Tag: holidays

A reflection on fear, faith and choosing joy — and how simple kindness in everyday encounters can lift spirits during the holiday season.

A reflection on divorce, grief and Christmas faith, sharing how community, ritual and small moments of Jesus Joy bring healing during Advent.

Spokane-are colleges present their annual Christmas concerts with choirs, brass and candlelight performances across Spokane this weekend.

A reflection on shifting from Christmas and seasonal charity to year-round compassion, urging us to treat every day as an opportunity to care for others.

Ramadan begins today for those of us in America, and we will observe our first sawm (fast). Muslims around the world will be seeking spiritual merit or reward by fasting, praying, doing good deeds and asking for repentance.

There is nostalgia. And there is memory. Sometimes the two intersect and the experience is transporting. For one evening, in the midst of mayhem and tragedy, I was transported to a better place and time – alone in New York, a seedy hotel and a sandwich with apple pie. That memory is a perfect seasonal gift.

View of a video of the April 3 Coffee Talk on the Role of Holidays in Different Faith Traditions.