with contributions from Beth Slovic, Gail E. Bowman
"I WAS INTRIGUED
by the juxtaposition of two March 31 stories [in the Miami Herald]: 'In study, prayer made no difference for the ill,' and 'Mine survivor back home after "astonishing" recovery.
"A NEW 'CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY AND THE MIND'
has been created at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine to support campus-wide researchers from a wide variety of academic disciplines who will further our understanding of what it means to be 'religious' and 'spiritual.
"I'VE BECOME MORE CONVINCED than ever that God finds ways to communicate with those who truly seek Him, especially when we lower the volume of the surrounding static.