Reflect: Thomas Merton on Easter Sunday, 1948
"Easter is like what it will be entering eternity when you suddenly, peacefully, clearly recognize all your mistakes as well as all that you did well: everything falls into place."
Wisdom Wednesday: Rev. Herring on Truly Seeing People
“If I am to love the people, if I am to serve the people, I must first be able to see them.”
Festival Flashback: A song to a beloved son
In this moving song named for his son, Benjamin, singer-songwriter Danny Flanigan explores the enduring bond between a parent and child.
Festival Flashback: Danny Flanigan Sings ‘Holy Place’
"Welcome to this holy place. Come in from the cold, be warmed by grace..."
Reflect: Thomas Merton’s ‘Letter to a Young Activist’
The Center for Interfaith Relations is revisiting Festival of Faiths catalogues in search of insight, wisdom and inspiration. This week, we look back to 2015's "Sacred Journeys and the Legacy of Thomas Merton."
Festival Flashback: Iroquois High students share their stories
Their stories include the ravages of war, life before and after moving to Louisville as refugees and immigrants, the foster care system, juvenile detention, motherhood, and many other challenges and triumphs.
Festival Flashback: St. Stephen Choir at ‘Night of a Thousand Stars’
Enjoy this a Gospel performance of “The Lord Is Holy (Bless Ye The Lord)” by St. Stephen Choir from the Night of a Thousand Stars event during the 1997 Festival of Faiths!
Merton Monday: Thoughts on poverty from ‘Seeds of Contemplation’
“It is easy enough to tell the poor to accept their poverty as God's will when you yourself have warm clothes and plenty of food and medical care and a roof over your head..."
Flashback: Check out River City Drum Corp at FOF 1999
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Wisdom Wednesday: Amb. Shabazz on perception and truth
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