Merton Monday: On gratitude
Thomas Merton shares the key to "awakening to new wonder.”
Wisdom Wednesday: ‘How wide is your circle of compassion?’
Dr. Omid Safi talks compassion, love and humanity at the 2018 Festival of Faiths.
Merton Monday: On creating our identity and our destiny
“Our vocation is not simply to be, but to work together with God in the creation of our own life..."
Celebrating a Milestone: $25 for 25!
The first Festival of Faiths commenced 25 years ago this month! To honor this milestone, we are revisiting key moments in Festival history. As we reminisce, we invite you to consider donating $25 for 25.
Wisdom Wednesday: Exemplifying “Radical Presence”
Storyteller, author and cultural geographer Carolyn Finney discusses purpose and faith at the 2019 Festival of Faiths.
Reflect: Let the Light Enter
The Center for Interfaith Relations is revisiting Festival of Faiths catalogues in search of insight, wisdom and inspiration. Our hope is that these written words will spur meaningful reflection and serve as a beacon of hope amid challenging times.
Wisdom Wednesday: Dr. Vivek Murthy on Loneliness
“Whether it’s in the workplace or whether it’s in schools, whether it’s in society more broadly where people are feeling increasingly separated and distanced from other people, that disconnection affects our ability to function together as a society."
Merton Monday: ‘I cannot just bury my head’
Thomas Merton facing "the big issues, the life-and-death issues"
Reflect: Declaration of Interdependence
The Center for Interfaith Relations is revisiting Festival of Faiths catalogues in search of insight, wisdom and inspiration. Our hope is that these written words will spur meaningful reflection and serve as a beacon of hope amid challenging times.
Wisdom Wednesday: Buddhist Teacher on Meditation as Engagement
"When you go into retreat and you sit with your mind, everything you’ve been trying to avoid by keeping yourself so busy is just right there."