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| Reaching Catholics Under 30 and Face-to-Face Apologies on Yom Kippur |
| September 18, 2015 |
Three Catholic millennials--a conservative, a liberal, and a former Catholic--tell us what Pope Francis needs to do to keep young people in the pews. And a rabbi's wise advice on how to say "I'm sorry" on the Day of Atonement. |
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| Millennials: Pope Francis' Toughest (And Most Important) Crowd |
September 18, 2015 |
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Catholics under 30 are abandoning the church at breakneck speed. Just 16 percent of millennials call themselves Catholic--a number that has dropped 6 percentage points in the last decade. We talk to three very different millennials--a traditional teacher, a gay reformer and an ex-Catholic--to learn what Pope Francis needs to do to inspire them to stay.
Victoria Bonutti, conservative Catholic and high school literature teacher
Ryan Hoffmann, liberal Catholic and Communications Director at Call to Action
Emily Wachner, former Catholic and Episcopal Priest at Trinity Church in NY |
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| The Annual Season of Saying "I'm Sorry" |
September 18, 2015 |
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This year, as Yom Kippur gets closer, a lot of people have been asking Rabbi Rachel Gartner the same question: What’s the best way to apologize to someone? Every fall, Jews are supposed to say they’re sorry to people they’ve wronged--face to face or over the phone. It’s one way of honoring the central message of the annual Day of Atonement, when Jews seek forgiveness for their misdeeds and make amends to do better next year.
Rabbi Rachel Gartner, Director of Jewish Life at Georgetown University
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| Comforting Jewish Prisoners on the Day of Atonement |
September 18, 2015 |
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For the 7,000 or so Jews in America’s prison and jails, Yom Kippur—the annual chance to seek forgiveness and wipe the slate clean--is kind of like the ultimate holy day. And it’s a point not lost on Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, who works directly with Jewish inmates every day and tells us the holiday is wildly popular in prison.
Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, Executive Director for the North East Region at the Aleph Institute |
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| Reviving Michaelmas, a Forgotten Christian Holiday |
September 18, 2015 |
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Before her kids started attending the Washington Waldorf School, Bonnie Auslander had never heard of Michaelmas. And for good reason—few Americans observe this obscure Christian festival that honors the archangel Michael, that fearless cherub in the book of Revelation who battled the devil and the powers of darkness. The holiday has found new life in Waldorf schools around the world, where every September 29th, students celebrate what they call the "festival of strong will.”
Bonnie Auslander, essayist and business communications instructor in Bethesda, Md.
From a recent celebration at the Washington Waldorf School: A dragon sand sculpture made by seniors, representing the "ancient serpent" (AKA the devil) that Michael defeated in the Book of Revelation...
...And some homemade "dragon bread."
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