From my latest InterFaith21 essay in The Coastal Star: Our own Women’s Circle sisters are about to become TV celebrities…Sister Lorraine Ryan and Sister Joan Carusillo, co-founders of the Boynton Beach nonprofit that serves low-income women, are “starring” in a new documentary with imminent WXEL public-TV air dates. Documentary film veteran Paul Gionfriddo (L) with Sister Joan, […]
Tags: Joan Carusillo·John D’Mello·Lorraine Ryan·Paul Gionfriddo·Women's Circle·WXEL
Their energy was amazing, their routines deftly choreographed beneath exquisite harmony and outstanding solos: — from my latest InterFaith21 essay in The Coastal Star. More scenes:
Tags: Abbey Delray South·Israel·Israeli Scouts Friendship Caravan·Shelly Weil
“We really did try to create that feel,” said Rabbi Leibel Stolik. “We wanted it to be an inviting, warm, welcoming atmosphere, so that people can feel welcome, walk by and feel that everybody and anybody can come in. And this includes Jews and non-Jews as well.” — from my latest InterFaith21 essay in The […]
Tags: Chabad of South Palm Beach·Leibel Stolik·Manalapan·Plaza Del Mar
“If you can come with no shoes on, come on in. If we can find some shoes, we’ll give them to you” — Henrietta Smith. — My latest InterFaith21 spotlight in The Coastal Star.
Tags: Church of the Palms·Comfort Dolls·Delray Beach·Delray Beach Playhouse·Elizabeth Hill·Henrietta Smith·Roger Richardson·United Church of Christ·Women’s Fellowship
In South Florida The Season is going full swing. In my latest InterFaith21 essay in The Coastal Star, I note that Thanksgiving, the Hajj, Hanukkah and Christmas are among this year’s winter holiday highlights — and serve as reminders that “Sharing and caring are the best messages of the season.” Also, my Catalyst for Justice colleagues Jane Tierney, Rabbi Paul […]
Tags: C4J·Catalyst for Justice·Christmas·Hajj·Hanukkah·Jane Tierney·Paul Menitoff·Racial profiling·Thanksgiving·WikiLeaks
My latest InterFaith21 offering in The Coastal Star: Deborah Lee Prescott is a Christian, who teaches at Palm Beach Atlantic University, a Christian college, but whose passion is to study the memoirs and autobiographies of Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
Tags: African Holocaust·Cenacle Sisters·Deborah Lee Prescott·Hebrew Books·Imagery from Genesis in Holocaust Memoirs·Jewish Holocaust·Palm Beach Atlantic University·The Cenacle·Tom O’Brien
My latest InterFaith21 essay in The Coastal Star: “For those of us who experienced 9/11 in America, our hearts were heavy in two respects. One, because of the senseless loss of innocent life. But then there was a double blow to us, because in the process, the religion of Al-Islam was blemished, by the conduct […]
Tags: 9/11·David Shaheed·Delray Interfaith Clergy Association·Diane Allerdyce·Ground Zero·Heartsong Methodist Church·Islamic Center of Boca Raton·Joseph Bernadel·Memphis Islamic Center·mosque·Terry Jones·Toussaint L’Overture High School
Things have been way too busy; am just getting around to posting this link to my latest InterFaith21 essay at The Coastal Star: September is a very busy month in the Jewish faith, and one can learn a lot about the coming holidays from Rabbis Robert A. Silvers and Randall J. Konigsburg.
Tags: Congregation B’nai Israel·Day of Atonement·Jewish New Year·Randall J. Konigsburg·Robert A. Silvers·Rosh Hashanah·Temple Emeth·Yom Kippur
Check out the links to my latest InterFaith21 offerings for The Coastal Star newspaper, including: This month’s Coastal Star, First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach’s Rev. Aaron Janklow and the popular TnT — or Twenties ’n’ Thirties — young professionals group he leads: Young minister succeeding on his mission And this month’s Look Inside our Places of Worship, the […]
Tags: Boca Raton Air Force Base·Delray Beach·First Church of Christ Scientist·First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach·John Heckrote·Pat Archer·Rev. Aaron Janklow
My latest InterFaith21 offering for The Coastal Star newspaper: Monsignor Tom Skindeleski, of St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach, leads his 9th annual Knights of Columbus father-and-son contingent in service to students in the rainforests of Guatemala.
Tags: father-and-son·Guatemala·Knights of Columbus·Monsignor Tom Skindeleski·St. Vincent Ferrer
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