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Help Me Roll Away the Stone

By Benjamin J. Dueholm | April 9, 2014

The life of an unusual Chicago church.

Killing the Buddha

What’s Your Calling?

By Jessica Miller | December 21, 2010

If someone were to ask you what your calling was, what would you say? The facial expressions in the first ten seconds of this say it all: What’s Your Calling?…

Closeup of Blue Chevrotina Cheese, by Stewart Butterfield, via Wikimedia Commons

The Benedictine Rule of Cheese Ecology

By Ashley Makar | April 23, 2010

What does the microbial biology of cheese have to do with Benedictine spirituality? Mother Noella Marcellino—nun, cheesemaker, and microbiologist—of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, CT, didn’t find her…

"Croik Church, pulpit" by Lee Carson, via Flickr

Faithful Apostasy

By Daniel Silliman | April 8, 2010

What do the “preachers who are not believers” not believe?

Left to right: Bertrand, an unidentified friend, Sister Benen Kent and Britten in 1967.

Shattered Faith in Two Parts

By Karen Maezen Miller | May 4, 2009

Women victims are the latest to find a voice in the Catholic abuse scandal, but who will listen to their song?

Killing the Buddha

A Sigh of Relief

By Nathan Schneider | May 4, 2009

We just got a powerful letter from “Gabe.” Messages like this make all our Buddha killing feel worthwhile: I have just read the article, “[Shattered Faith in Two Parts],” and…

Killing the Buddha

Blinded By Science

By Jeff Sharlet | March 2, 2009

Remember Paul Shanley? He was said to be the worst of the pedophile priests, sentenced in 2005 to 12-15 years. But soon, he’ll get another day in court, as Massachusetts’…

"I mopped thin stripes along the floor, careful to let one dry before beginning another."

The Word Made Strange

By Peter Manseau | October 20, 2006

How does the son of fallen clergy rebel? He tries to become a monk. An excerpt from Vows: The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and their Son, now available in paperback.

“I wonder if I will fall over, under the power of the Spirit of God…”

Fresh! Joy!

By Patton Dodd | November 29, 2004

Not quite slain in the spirit at Oral Roberts University.

"When they turn toward the ocean, I'm standing there, shoving another monk into the waves."

Pushing Monks

By Jeremy Richards | May 3, 2004

Lost at sea on a flotilla of enlightenment.

Bostoner Rebbe

In the Court of the Bostoner Rebbe

By Micah Gil | November 13, 2003

A black hat diaspora in the city on the hill.

The Consecration of Bishop V. Gene Robinson

Souls on Ice

By Peter Manseau | November 8, 2003

In a New Hampshire hockey rink, a gay bishop skates into Episcopal history.