COVID had a mixed impact on family communication. Excessive time together was hard, but families benefited more from a greater sense of family connection.
When most people think of worship, it’s something happening in a chapel or church building. A deeper appreciation of worship that can also happen at home has been transformative for many families
The world’s getting angrier and colder. We were struck by how diverse families cultivate humility through religious practices.
Lots of families are hurting—with plenty of strained relationships between parents and children. Could a little more humility help us all?
Despite strong hopes otherwise, many religious parents are seeing their children choosing a different path—a freedom that is as painful as it is Godly.
At a time of rising antisemitism, it can be especially helpful to reflect on ways in which a Latter-day Saint perspective invites robust solidarity and rich connection with Jewish friends.
It’s striking to reflect on how many positive influences in my life have come from friends of other faiths, and even of no faith. This is my story, or at least a few fun strands of it.
Faiths across the world observe sacred moments. Watching and participating with them not only helps us love one another more but can deepen our own faith.
There is a joy and power that can come from joining others on their own sacred ground of worship. In addition to becoming better neighbors, we deepen our appreciation for the rich variety of differing faith traditions.
Our own religious lives can be enhanced by seeking out good wherever we find it—including through religious pluralism.
Those who adhere to America’s largest faith tradition, Evangelical Christianity, report that their faith gives them tools such as conflict resolution and forgiveness that help their families’ lives.
The faith of Muslim Americans is often manifest not just in their beliefs but in their desire to live out their beliefs or “walk the walk.”
