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Whitsunday
Canon Eric James remembers a Whitsunday spent in a village in India
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Orthodox Christian Easter
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In Favour of Doing Nothing
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The Parable of the Weeds
What does Christ's Parable of the Weeds tell us about the development movement?
Development and Peace
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Honour Your Father and Your Mother
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The Sins of the Fathers
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Love Thy Neighbour
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An Eye for an Eye
Is "an eye for an eye" about legal procedures or revenge?
Opposites
What is the difference between introverts and the extroverts in the words of Jesus?
Thoughts and Feelings
What is the difference between thinking people and feeling people?
Intuition and Facts
Thoughts on the misunderstandings that arises when intuitive people meet practical people
Jihad
What is the meaning of jihad - the "struggle against evil" - in Islam?
Thoughts on peace, war, and the Islamic concept of jihad
Thoughts on the personal jihad, the holy war, against our worst impulses
Peace
Charles le Gai Eaton reflects upon the complexity of the word 'peace'
Saints
Why do Christians commemorate saints? What are saints 'for'?
The Day of Ashura - Islam
A reflection on Ashura, a major religious commemoration for Shia Muslims
Holy Places of India - Jagannath Puri
Deepak Vohra on the sacred Hindu temple Jagannath Puri in the state of Orissa, India
Holy Places of India - Vrindavan
The centre of Krishna worship, where pilgrims walk barefoot to touch the sacred earth
The Islamic New Year
Thoughts on the first Islamic year in AD622, and the Hijra
Holy Places of India - Navadvipa
Deepak Vohra on his visit to the "spiritual paradise" for devotees of Lord Krishna
Remembrance
Facing anger with God when a loved one dies
Pilgrimage to Lourdes
How pilgrimages with a friend taught Father Paul J Cannon about community
The Love of God
How do the meanings of adverts compare with the love of God?
Our Images of God
Father Paul J Cannon wonders about other people's images of God
Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Father Paul J Cannon reflects on hardship, growth, and change
The Death of Moses
A rabbi remembers sharing the story of the death of Moses with some Bedouin guides
Mount Sinai - Judaism
Rabbi Albert Friedlander recounts a conversation on top of Mount Sinai