Not Left or Right, But Deep: How People of Faith Can Help to Heal America’s Divisions

Originally published in USA Today December 6, 2022 We must fan the flames of spiritual renewal within our religious traditions to help them overcome dogmatism and division and to become their best, most life-affirming selves. Do spirituality and religion pull...

Sparking Religious Curiosity in Today’s Youth

No one can prepare you for the type of grief that comes with losing a parent at an early age. Yet, I discovered a silver lining in the process: a deeper understanding of my faith. Don’t get me wrong: there...

“Are We Ready to Defend This Before God?”: How RAHIM Is Reframing Reproductive Justice in Islam

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Enter Spring, Parker Palmer Muses on the Season

I’m about to wax romantic about spring and all of its splendors, but before I do, I must first tell a hard truth: before spring becomes beautiful, it is plug ugly, nothing but mud and muck. I have walked in...

Forgive the Unforgivable?

This article, a revised version of an essay from Conversations About Forgiveness guide, ponders what, if anything, is unforgivable. What would you have done? In Simon Wiesenthal’s now classic book, The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness, he shares...

The Wisdom of Cherishing Sentient Beings Everywhere

Jacques Verduin is a subject matter expert on mindfulness, restorative justice, emotional intelligence, and transforming violence. A father, community organizer, and teacher, he directs "Insight-Out" (now known as GRIP Training Institute) which helps prisoners and challenged youth create the personal...

The Politics of the Brokenhearted…and Purposeless Wandering

The holiest thing we have to offer the world is a broken-open heart, emptied of fear and vengeance, filled with forgiveness and a willingness to take risks with love. --Parker J. Palmer With penetrating insight, Parker Palmer speaks to the...