Exploring cross-cultural, interfaith and Middle Eastern issues
[Washington Window] On June 15, 1952, Chuck Daugherty was ordained at Washington National Cathedral. The following day – a Sunday – he arrived in Lexington Park to take his first service in the trailer park office where the community’s fledgling…
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[Washington Window] When Bishop John Bryson Chane received word of the death of Ronald Wilson Reagan, he knew the Diocese of Washington was in for a whirlwind week. That phone call, on the afternoon of June 5, set in motion…
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[Washington Window] Once upon a time, there was a church named St. Barnabas’ in Temple Hills, Md. It was a happy place, surrounded by green grass and cherry trees, and the parishioners wanted to share their church with their neighbors….
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[Washington Window] Standing aboard a river workboat, Carol Schwobel, administrator of the Diocese of Washington’s Peace Commission, holds up the translucent wings of a cicada. “They’re very strong,” she tells the passengers and crew of the Susquehanna – members of…
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God is in Charge, Archbishop says, and justice will prevail in the world [Washington Window] Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke of his sometimes quarrelsome relationship with God and his enduring faith in humanity’s goodness at a March 19 talk at the…
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[Washington Window] How do you respect another’s religious beliefs without betraying your own? It’s a difficult question, and one that is increasingly compelling as religious fundamentalism fans the flames of war the world over. In search of improved interfaith relationships…
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[Washington Window] Carrying deck chairs and prayer beads, blankets and banners, more than 3,000 people of all faiths came to hear the Dalai Lama‘s Sept. 11 teaching on peace at Washington National Cathedral. The day dawned fine, but before the…
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[Washington Window] The Diocese of Washington’s churches have always dealt with death: providing parishioners with services, solace and in many cases, a final resting place. While many churches concentrate on serving their own members, the two largest Episcopal graveyards in…
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[Washington Window] Irish rock star Bono joined religious leaders at St. John’s, Lafayette Square on Sept.16 in calling on President George W. Bush to move more vigorously against AIDS in Africa. The group was disappointed that the Bush administration will…
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[Northern Virginia Daily] It’s not easy to be different, especially when it comes to religion. Yet different denominations, religions and styles of worship abound in the Northern Shenandoah Valley – and always have. “Tolerance really only has meaning … when…
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