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A Young Christian Woman and a Young Muslim Woman Walk into a Cafe

A young Christian woman and a young Muslim woman walk into a cafe…no, this isn’t the beginning of a joke. Interfaith jokes rarely include women – in fact even more serious images of interfaith relationships depict male priests, rabbis, imams, or monks gathering for a meal, a drink, or a football game. These images are […]

The Stranger to You Shall be as the Native: A Rabbi’s Reflection on the TYCWP Conference

The summer before entering sixth grade, I joined a youth choir. On the first day, we received a folder filled with the music that we would be singing. I looked it over and immediately spotted a possible problem. That night at dinner, I raised it with my parents. I explained, “There’s a lot of Jesus […]

Ask a Priest Day

How do you know God is real? Why is Jesus special? Are there any Bible stories you don’t like or don’t believe in? Why do we have to believe that Jesus is alive and the stories about him are true? No, those weren’t questions posed by the Commission on Ministry during my ordination process. They […]