Religion

Interesting piece about B16's approach to Islam: > With a challenge to Muslim leaders to reject and condemn "any connection between your faith and terrorism," Benedict has subtly redefined Vatican relations with Islam, departing from the conciliatory overtures of his predecessor to forge an approach that

> Senarighi's class, called Yogadevotion and taught in the main chapel of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, Minn., is part of a fast-growing movement that seeks to retool the 5,000-year-old practice of yoga to fit Christ's teachings. From Phoenix, Ariz., to Pittsburgh,

> One of the most popular Christian podcasts, Catholic Insider ( catholicinsider.com [http://www.catholicinsider.com]), already exceeds 10,000 listeners for each program. The founder is the Rev. Roderick Vonhögen, 37, a priest from the Netherlands, who heard about podcasting from one of his parishioners and has become

> The new Pope faces his first controversy over the direction of the Catholic church after it was revealed that the Vatican has drawn up a religious instruction preventing gay men from being priests. > The controversial document, produced by the Congregation for Catholic Education and Seminaries, the body overseeing

A few quotes from The Philokalia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philokalia]: “Thoughts gather about the soul according to its underlying quality.” “He who loves God lives the angelic life on earth, fasting and keeping vigils, praying and singing psalms and always thinking good of every man.” “Always keep the

> A federal bankruptcy judge yesterday ruled that churches and schools in the Catholic Diocese of Spokane are owned by the diocese and can be sold to pay settlements to sex-abuse victims, a decision that evoked both triumph and disappointment. > The decision – the first of its kind in the

Eric Scheske attended his first Latin Mass earlier this year. He scarcely understood a thing, efforts to follow along in the Latin-English Missal notwithstanding. He loved it. The very last sentence below pretty much sums up his experience. Link [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050826/EDIT02/

The New York Times ran a competent, even sympathetic, piece yesterday about religious scientists. Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/national/23believers.html?ei=5090&en=a7fec44c68be1f25&ex=1282449600&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1125057607-oK9NcrAvwmy8NuSaYyhsJA] . Excerpt: >

Ali and the Dalai Lama? Islam is about as friendly toward Buddhism (a non-people-of-the-book religion) as it is to liquor stores. > By meticulously tapping sand out of foot-long steel funnels, eight Tibetan monks are creating a sacred artwork to commemorate the friendship of Louisville native Muhammad Ali and the