Spiritual Literacy Month is an annual event held in December that focuses on expanding and deepening one’s understanding of and connection to spirituality. Spirituality can be defined in a variety of ways, but it generally refers to the inner and personal...
Buddhism has two main traditions practiced by believers, Mahayana and Theravada, with Theravada being the more conservative of the two. Theravada practitioners believe that their version of the scripture is the oldest and most closely aligned to the Buddha’s...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been, for countless people around the world, a great and unexpected trial. But for Catholics, who were already struggling with the abuse crisis and a dramatic rise in disaffiliation, this trial is not only economic, social, or medical—it is...
During the height of Muslim power in Mughal South Asia, Hindu and Muslim scholars worked collaboratively to translate a large body of Hindu Sanskrit texts into the Persian language. Translating Wisdom reconstructs the intellectual processes that underlay these...
The Buddha taught how to let go of fear and self-clinging, be alone well, and train ourselves to encounter suffering without alienation or anxiety. There’s More to Dying Than Death draws on the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of positively preparing for death throughout...
