Archive for 'Faith, Ethics + Spirituality'

Monastery’s fall honey harvest

A look inside the process at the Franciscan Monastery in Washington during its last honey harvest of the year.

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Young author’s Hawaiian folktale showcased at National Book Festival


A young Hawaiian author had the opportunity to share his heritage with the nation at the 11th annual National Book Festival in Washington this week.

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Gay and Muslim—is that even possible?
One imam says ‘yes’

gay imamDaayiee Abdullah has lived three lifetimes in his 57 years. Born and raised in a black neighborhood in Detroit, Abdullah graduated high school when he was 15—the same age he came out as gay to his Southern Baptist parents. A question-and-answer session with one of the world’s two out imams reveals an interesting path to a life lived as a homosexual in a religion not always associated with forgiveness on the topic.

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Army widow’s story to become a country song

Country artist and marine veteran Josh Gracin to turn one story of a fallen soldier into a song.

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