Items of Interest

November 12, 2012

Spirituality linked to better mental health

Spirituality often enhances health—particularly mental health—regardless of a person’s faith, according to University of Missouri researchers.

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November 12, 2012

Prayer for Christian unity

Sentinel staff

The theme for the coming year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity comes from the Bible: What does God require of us?

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November 5, 2012

LOL — Lots of Laughs

A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Sunday School.

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November 5, 2012

How the Lord's Prayer saved a 9/11 survivor

Kay Campbell

For John Mahony, a retired United States Army colonel who was managing projects for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, instinct came before analysis as he fought to stay on his feet the morning of September 11, 2001.

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October 29, 2012

'Spiritual fitness' and suicide prevention

Carey Arber

A common thread found in the maze of mental health issues is the need for communication.

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October 29, 2012

Study points to health benefits of prayer

Donald Ingwerson

“I don’t want to hear that!”

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October 22, 2012

Reject hatred says North American Muslim Society

Following are excerpts from a statement issued by the Islamic Society of North America on the anti-Muslim video and attacks on American consulates.

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October 22, 2012

The call for culture

Kim Shippey, Senior Staff Editor

On the evening of September 20, many friends of the Library, staff, and interested people from the Boston community gathered in the Hall of Ideas and its adjacent Quotes Cafe to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the opening of The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity.

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October 15, 2012

Seven years after Katrina, New Orleans synagogue has a home

Bruce Nolan

Seven years after Hurricane Katrina toppled a nearby floodwall and drowned their synagogue, and after a seven-year journey praying in hotel meeting rooms, then in rooms borrowed and rented from another congregation, the 100 or so families of Congregation Beth Israel are finally home.

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October 8, 2012

Screening for loneliness?

Don Ingwerson

Early in life, I discovered the importance of the relationship between health and performance.

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October 8, 2012

Bible game show aims for religious audience

Chris Lisee

The world’s best-selling book has made it to the small screen in what is thought to be the first religiously themed game show on a secular network.

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October 1, 2012

Religious groups divided on gun control, but united against guns in churches

Lauren Markoe

After the movie theater   massacre in Aurora, Colorado, and a deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Americans are divided on gun control, and within certain religious groups, attitudes are far from ambivalent.

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