“The violence I have seen has left me feeling hollowed out, unable to gild all the agony with some beautiful meaning.”
religion
Posted inHistory, Nonfiction, Quotes
Your Own Personal Jesus-Lite
Elizabeth Harper traveled to Bonito, Italy to visit Zio Vincenzo. Long-lost relative? No, miracle-working mummified corpse of a nameless Neapolitan.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Reach Out and Touch Faith
On venerating Uncle Vincent and the saints who can never be saints.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Prophet Will See You Now
At the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, miracles (supposedly) happen every day.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Young Saints
How a school that calls itself “Christian Hogwarts” is upending a small city in California’s Trump country.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Harnessing His Superpowers for Peace in the Middle East
As an 8-year-old with OCD, Howard Lovy hoped his magical thinking might persuade God to end the Yom Kippur War.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
God and Stone: One Woman Explores Her Armenian Roots
A young woman reconnects with her family’s ancestral home.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Architecture and Religious Bias: A California Case Study
When a group of Sufis wanted to build a large sanctuary in the California hills, locals pushed back and the town grew divided.
Posted inQuotes
The Celebrity Jesuit Connecting With LGBTQ Catholics
Father James Martin wants to change the relationship between the queer Catholic community and the Church.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Under Hubbard’s Eye
To scientologist Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale speaks to the importance of separation of church and state, rather than the dangers of religious extremism.