(Photos of Church of St. John the Baptist, Jerusalem, taken by the author) One cherished interfaith experience occurred when I spent a semester studying at Brigham Young University’s Jerusalem Center For Near Eastern Studies. One day a group of five…
Each generation has its moments of historical reckoning that we remember and will never forget. Think for a moment about the momentous events that defined your life. Where were you, and who were you, when the world changed? In the…
By Bill Aiken June has arrived (along with a lot of noisy cicadas). A difficult school year is coming to a close as we emerge (like the cicadas?) from a lengthy underground hiatus brought on by the Covid pandemic. We…
By Rabbi Gerry Serotta, Former Executive Director, IFC The same week as the guilty verdict was handed down in the Chauvin trial, I had the opportunity to join faith leaders from several traditions at Masjid Muhammad, The Nation’s Mosque in…
I will always remember what my mother told me before I started applying for my first internship. She said, “Izzy, a good internship provides you with experiences, lessons, and tools you’ll need to get a full-time gig in the future,…
“As we head on our way, I want to encourage and challenge all of us on this call to take away at least one thing we heard today. It could be a moment that touched your heart; it could be an…
“We at the Interfaith Council are devastated about the killing of eight people in the Atlanta metro area on March 16. On behalf of all eleven of our faith traditions, we extend our deepest condolences to the families and…
Most mornings I wake up early with a spring in my step, and head to our local Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) with my son Harvi. When we arrive we start by washing our hands and taking our places six feet apart…
As a hospital chaplain I begin every morning in the neonatal ICU. There are the most precious newborns, many less than 2 pounds born prematurely struggling for life. Their bodies are breathtakingly small and one tries to…
It is an odd season for religious ritual. We can’t gather in person, we’re having to combine traditional practices with 21st century technology, and we’re scrambling to make meaning from the present moment in the context of our ancient stories.…