From my perspective, faith based conversations, events and collaborations have almost always involved men making the decisions and setting the agenda. Majority of the time, women weren’t consulted or were considered lower tiered personnel who didn’t have a…
By Anne Golightly, IFC Board Member For nearly the past three years, as a member of the Temple Open House planning committee of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I’ve been inviting people in the metro area to…
I am a practicing Sikh, mother of two young adults, and a MD based Montessori educator. Life’s Progress directed inner work has been a subject of perennial interest for me. We all are living a fast paced life…
Growth occurs most often when there is pain. I don’t think I would be mistaken by suggesting that every language and culture has a saying or phrase that reflects this reality. In English, it is said “No pain no gain”.…
(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…