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American Buddhist Perspective

Brad Warner: Buddhist Meditation in a Bunny Suit

Brad Warner takes on the very serious topic of "Why should we meditate" while dressed in a cosmic bunny suit.

GetReligion

Real Questions for Openly Gay Catholic Priest

What key information does this story need to provide in order to understand the future of this man's ministry in a canonical Catholic context?

Sacred Illuminations

Creativity as Sacrament: Harvesting the Journal

The art and reflective practice of reviewing and culling the journal is a sacred undertaking.

Agora

Were Early Agricultural Peoples Naturalistic?

The Neolithic period has a special appeal for many Neopagans. Its Venus figurines and architecture like that at Çatalhöyük are tantalizing.

Elizabeth Duffy

Toward a True Sex Education

Here are a few really simple things that I think are necessary for teaching our children about sexual education.

Daily Life as Spiritual Practice

The Graduation Speech We'd Like to Give

Here is "wisdom to go" in the form of spiritual practices for every day.

Black, White, and Gray

"Flow": Order in Consciousness

Czikszentmihaly argues that we achieve flow as a result of our attitude toward any particular activity.

Looking Closer

Cannes' 2013 Palme d'Or

What film prize means more to filmmakers around the world than an Oscar?

The Earth Is the Lord's

Young Evangelicals on Climate Change

"It's an expression of love to say 'I'm going to watch how I live my life in order to make your life more livable too.'"

It's All in Your D.R.E.A.M.s

Dreaming of the Departed

Do we dream of departed loved ones because we miss them, or because they are trying to relay a message to us?

A Survivor's Journey

Sacred Bodies of Water