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Work-time prayer a struggle for U.S. Muslims
(RNS) Dr. Syed Malik is a devoted Muslim who tries, and mostly succeeds, to pray five times per day, as demanded by his Islamic faith.
He is also an accomplished general surgeon in Orlando, Fla., who does complex operations that can last hours.
Malik, 66, would never leave an operatin...
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Pope convenes interfaith summit, but prayer is optional
ASSISI, Italy (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI hosted some 300 representatives of world religions here on Thursday (Oct. 27) for an interfaith summit on justice and peace, with distinct changes made to the event first convened 25 years ago by Pope John Paul II.
Benedict, who had been critical...
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Faith groups target `Super Committee’ on poverty
WASHINGTON (RNS) As the deadline for a federal deficit-reduction plan looms, religious communities are holding prayer vigils, phoning politicians and organizing letter campaigns in a bid to protect safety net programs for the poor.
The national "Faithful Budget Campaign," led by a coa...
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COMMENTARY: The hard work of just being there
NEW YORK (RNS) Eighteen months ago, when our recovery ministry was getting off the ground, a veteran of such a ministry visited from Richmond, Va., and told us simply: "Your job is to be there every Sunday."
She told us to be a fellowship of peace and purpose where people in recovery...
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Jewish chaplains memorialized at Arlington
ARLINGTON, VA. (RNS) In a ceremony steeped in Hebrew prayers and military hymns, a monument to Jewish chaplains who died in active duty was unveiled Monday (Oct. 24) at Arlington National Cemetery.
"They are unrecognized heroes of both Jewish and American life, but today we begin the...
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`Protest chaplains’ shepherd movement’s spiritual side
BOSTON (RNS) As waves of demonstrators descended on New York City to protest corporate greed, they were met by typical sounds of raucous youth-led protests: drum beats, police sirens and shouted political slogans.
They didn't expect to hear hymns.
Yet protestors rounding the corner of...
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Mother cares for her son’s Amish victims
LANCASTER, Pa. (RNS) Terri Roberts was eating outside with a co-worker on a bright October day when an ambulance wailed nearby and a helicopter swooped overhead.
As she often did at a sirens' sound, Roberts said a quick prayer.
"Little did I know what I was praying for," she said.
Wal...
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Judaism without God? Yes, say American atheists
BERKELEY, Calif. (RNS) For an atheist, Maxim Schrogin talks about God a lot.
Over lunch at a Jewish deli, he ponders the impulse to believe -- does it come from within or without? Why does God permit suffering? Finally, he pulls out a flowchart he made showing degrees of belief, which...
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Does meditation help fuel entrepreneurial success?
(RNS) Entrepreneurs behave just like most Americans when it comes to religion -- but with one spiritual twist.
They're significantly more likely to pray several times a day or to meditate, said sociologist Kevin Dougherty, a co-author of the Baylor Religion Survey that was released Tu...
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Nation marks 9/11 anniversary with prayer, reflection
WASHINGTON (RNS) Believers across the nation heard from faith leaders this weekend as millions of Americans wrestled with the spiritual challenges and lessons of 9/11.
On the 10th anniversary, Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan called the attacks in 2001 battles in "a war between si...
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