Across the Jewish diaspora, rice pudding is a staple comfort food. Food historians debate whether it originated in India or Ancient China, but we do know that rice pudding has been prepared for thousands of years. Wherever there was rice and sugar, there was rice pudding. In 15th century Europe,
The Theology of John Dunne, CSC The work of University of Notre Dame’s Fr. John Dunne, CSC has operated as an oppositional springboard for some theologians over the years in the backdrop of contemporary theological interest in desire and its divine circulations. In Theology on the Way to Emmaus, for
Andrea Talentino never expected to find herself living in the Midwest. An educator with deep ties to, and a long history of serving at, East Coast institutions, she nevertheless felt called to Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. Talentino, who was announced in December as Augustana’s next president, isn’t Lutheran
There are so many parts of Purim that make it one of the best holidays to celebrate: parties, dressing like royalty, flowing drinks and, of course, hamantaschen. There are countless children’s songs about eating hamantaschen and all the fun fillings you can add. But for the vegans of the world,
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. What do you pay attention to the most? What someone says or what they do? The Scripture reading for this Sunday is Ephesians 4: 17-32 Have no
For Christians kindness is an important way that we express our love of others and in doing so express our love of God and show ourselves to be God’s children. When we show kindness and empathy in the presence of our children, they learn to be kind. I am posting
The following is excerpted from the Church Newsroom. To read the full article, CLICK HERE. FamilySearch International, a global nonprofit and the world’s largest family history organization, launched RootsTech 2022 at the World Expo in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 3-5, 2022. Guests were invited from across the Middle East to
In today’s reading from his Letter to the Ephesians (Ephesians 4: 17-32) the apostle Paul warns the church at Ephesus and us about danger of letting our feelings control our thoughts and actions and causing us to say and do things that hurt others. Paul quotes the first half of