Organized religion was already in trouble before fall 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances. ...more

October 31, 2009

St. James Catholic Church got a welcome surprise one year ago when 51-year-old Father Michael J. Cannon joined them. According to parishioners such as Kathy Derosa and Lucia Paul, he has brought a real sense of community to the church. ...more

October 26, 2009

Parishioners at a church in Sweden celebrated Easter on Sunday by unveiling a statue of Jesus that they had built out of Lego blocks. ...more

April 13, 2009

The pastor deflected the first of the gunman's four rounds with a Bible, sending a confetti-like spray of paper into the air in a horrifying scene worshippers initially thought was a skit, police said. ...more

March 9, 2009

It's time. It's time for Bobby Bowden, who is Florida State athletics, to do a far, far better thing, which is saying something given all he has given FSU, college football and plain folk everywhere. ...more

March 7, 2009

In church on Sunday, before the service started, I observed a young girl between 10 and 12 years old walking up and down the aisle, greeting people with the aplomb of a 40 year old. ...more

December 31, 2008

Surprisingly, a drum set and other musical instruments sat Thursday on the altar at Fellowship Church. ...more

November 17, 2008

Gas prices are on nearly everyone's mind these days. And the call for alternative forms of energy has probably never been greater. ...more

November 5, 2008

Gas prices are on nearly everyone's mind these days. And the call for alternative forms of energy has probably never been greater. ...more

November 5, 2008

It's all in the notes. Rabbi Shalom Adler has been practicing his shofar skills, making sure he blows the perfect note. ...more

September 27, 2008