Religion
This week's clergy discuss how to escape the grip of resentment and anger.
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1m readThe national symbol of the U.S. has three Latin mottoes on it, two on one side and one on the other. Combined, they create a single motto with great power for our divided culture.
3m readAttend services, prayer meetings, a genealogy lecture and more.
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They are making rounds in hospitals, counseling students or comforting end-of-life patients
2m readThere is no solution to a loved one's death, but others pretend there is one.
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Penny Allen Grinage, the chair of the church's Reparations Committee, said they received 161 applications for the scholarships. After three rounds, they narrowed it down to eight students, who met the academic criteria and exemplified leadership traits.
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The claimed benefits of mandatory voting are highly dubious.
2m readReligious services, prayer gatherings and more.
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Read about three saints recently canonized by Pope Francis.
2m readFor few weeks, I will take a deeper dive into what I believe about grief.
2m readFind opportunities to connect with religious and spiritual sustenance.
1m readReaders write about Rabbi Marc Gellman's May 29 column about miracles.
2m readFaith that demands a surrender of our scientific faculty of critical thinking is dumb.
3m readGod gives me hope and courage to believe that the good in us will win.
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Despite progress, challenges remain in a still mostly male rabbinate.
2m readSUNDAY Jazz Worship Service Plainview: Readings, prayers and jazz musicians playing arrangements of traditional...
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After the Texas elementary school massacre, they are scrapping a "thoughts and prayers" approach.
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Memorial Day was established in 1868 as a time to decorate the graves of the war dead.
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Christian Long Islanders are as divided on the hot-button abortion issue as most of the country. Between the extremes — no abortion at all or abortion with no restrictions — there is nuance among Christians on the island.
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Long Island Christians weigh in on the possibility of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade after a leaked draft was made public.
Donald Trump has been effectively above the law since the 1970s.
3m readLet's consider how Buddhism addresses salvation from sin/ignorance/despair.
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Sharing stories of graces bestowed by rainbows and family members.
2m readLong Island's religious communities offer a variety of events each week.
1m read'Marriage is not just about babies.'
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This week's clergy discuss how guests can offer the congregation something new.
2m readThe lack of response to a petitionary prayer is not a betrayal.
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This week's clergy talk about motherhood's joys, sorrows and responsibilities.
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Herricks Muslim Families celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which began Sunday and ends on Monday, with its annual car parade throughout the community.
The game is about violence, aggression, machismo and winning at all costs.
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'Return to in-person worship presents significant opportunities and challenges.'
2m read'It is manifestly not true that only the good die young.'
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St. John's Episcopal Church in Oakdale has planted a memorial rock to honor the indigenous and enslaved people buried at the church's graveyard, a move community leaders said will make "history really real to people."
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For some, conservation is a year-round practice linked to religious teachings.
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This year's birthday was slightly more special than 107 or 108 for Sister Francis Piscatella because relatives were able to join her in person.
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Four generations of family gathered to celebrate the 109th birthday of Sister Francis Piscatella of East Williston. Sister Francis attributes her longevity to prayer and a sense of humor. Newsday's Steve Langford reports.
There was rebirth and rejoicing at the Cathedral of St. Agnes in Rockville Centre, where there was a full house on Easter Sunday for the first time in three years due to the pandemic. In his homily, Bishop John O. Barres focused firmly and unflinchingly on the war in Ukraine. Newsday's Steve Langford reports.
For many Long Islanders, Easter 2022 meant a return to in-person church services for the first time since the start of the pandemic two years ago.
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For the first time in three years, hundreds in Central Islip took part in a solemn procession and watched a re-enactment of Jesus' crucifixion.
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The Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury hosted a special event to commemorate Good Friday during Holy Week.
'As we celebrate the resurrection, we lift each other up and share the Good News.'
2m read'I suddenly turned into a Hindu-Lutheran, possibly the only one in the world.'
2m read'When we are at our best we are not God's debaters, we are God's choir.'
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church shuttered last month amid parishioner objections but the diocese has plans for a new version in Carle Place that is more "like a church in the 21st century and not in the 1950s, said Bishop Lawrence Provenzano.
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While Russian Orthodox Christians clash or tiptoe around the war in Ukraine, other Orthodox jurisdictions on Long Island condemn the invasion.
4m readThe Egypt of Passover ritual is not a place but a condition of being hemmed in.
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Bitter herbs, eggs, matzo, wine and water help tell the story of the exodus.
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With the latest COVID-19 surge fading, Muslims across the Island are gearing up for Friday at sunset, the start of the holy month, with hopes of worshipping at mosques again, and a return of large festive gatherings.
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