Ceremony Symbols Marriage in Buddhism is neither seen as holy or unholy; it is seen as more secular and an individual choice. Even so, aspects of Buddhism are essential to the ceremony itself. There are certain elements that are represented throughout the ceremony, such as incense and prayer flags to facilitate a “positive place.” For [...]
I hope you have a family filled and blessed Easter Weekend (Easter Triduum in Catholic speak). We're going to a spring festival Saturday afternoon and then attending the 8pm Easter Vigil at All Souls in Sanford. I am a sponsor for a coworker going through the RCIA process (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). They [...]
The full file of Curriculum Development projects are on the Religious Worlds of New York website, but I wanted to highlight some of the my favorite projects done by the last cohort group. I also wrote a blog post highlighting my Curriculum Development project HERE! “If You Can’t Take the Heat”: Jewish and Islamic Dietary [...]
During Jesus’s last week on Earth he went to Jerusalem to teach the message that G-d had instructed him to teach. When Jesus began to teach his message and the number of followers began to multiply and it caused the Jewish officials to become angrier of Jesus' following. So the Jewish officials decided to do [...]
So I am a HUGE Anne Rice fan, the writer of Interview with a Vampire; I have lost count of how many books of hers I've read. I love her writing style and how she sweeps you up into a historical time and place with convincingly real characters. Recently I read one of her non-vampire books, [...]
The cool thing about this Student Series! blog post is that a student interviewed her friend about her everyday religious practice. I feel that this shows how people live out their faith in a high school setting, brining the abstract into the classroom and making it real. JMF Mormonism is derived from Christianity, with a [...]
This post is from a student of mine about the differences between the Catholic priesthood with other Protestant ministers; all the photos are conveniently from my wedding. JMF Catholicism is the most unified division of Christianity; this was the original form of Christianity and has stood the test of time. Now the Catholic Church accepts [...]
