Parashat Terumah
The admonitions found in this week’s parashah to have Israel “take for me a terumah” or offering in Exodus 25:2, and “make me a...
Have the right kind of confidence
I was thinking today about the story of David and Goliath and how it reminds us that having the right kind of confidence is...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim
The God of heaven and earth is a God of love, is full of kindness and loves mercy. Some people ask how a God...
Another Catholic diocese seeks bankruptcy after abuse deals
MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, six months after disclosing it had...
Father Josh: A married Catholic priest in a celibate world
TIM SULLIVAN
Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — The priest wakes up at 4 a.m. on the days he celebrates the early Mass, sipping coffee and...
Take 3 steps to good thinking
Good thinking wasn’t what we thought when one of the teens deliberately touched the side of the metal fire pit at summer camp and...
Learn from Congregation B’nai Chaim
Passover may be awhile away, but our recent Torah portions are getting us mentally geared up and ready for the celebration of freedom, describing...
Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document
NICOLE WINFIELD
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men or women as deacons to address...
Keep running
I was about 8 years old when I participated in my first jog-a-thon. I really didn’t understand the concept. I actually thought it was...
Hear the story of Beshallach, Exodus 13:17-17:16
In the story of Beshallach, or “when he let go,” from Exodus 13:17-17:16, the children of Israel are finally free, but their troubles are...