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The article offers information on the wrongful imprisonment and subsequent release of Santos Alfaro Ayala in El Salvador. Topics include Alfaro's initial detention and the conditions under the "state of exception" measures, the community's campaign and advocacy for his release, and Alfaro's personal spiritual journey and the role of faith during his imprisonment.

The article highlights bible stories from several books including Psalms and Ephesians. Topics discussed include characters like John the Baptist and Jesus Christ; contribution of John in encouraging Christianity and spirituality ; and concept of religious aspects of baptism. It also mentions views on the Christian history in reference of religious leaders.

The article highlights several story in the Bible including Matthew and Ephesians. Topics discussed include characters like Magi and Hord; contribution of theologians to encourage devotion and spirituality; and concept of religious aspects of Christianity. It also mentions views on the Christian history in reference of religious leaders.

The article discusses the University of Texas students' approach for spiritualism in campus. It mentions the views of Paulist Father Ed Nowak in University Catholic Center on students' spiritual and social activities. It also mentions the role of campus minister Rob Clark in helping campus minister Marti Salas and the priests to carry on a vocations discernment program.

The article presents an interview with John Sexton, professor and president of the New York University. He mentions that the goal of his new book is to provoke his students and not to preach. He also discusses on how superficial level baseball contains all the components of a religion. The article also reviews the book "Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game" by John Sexton.

The article discusses the statement of Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, author of the book "The Wisdom of Stability: Rooting Faith in a Mobile Culture" on the spiritual benefits of stability in a mobile culture. He attests that spiritual instability comes from internal pressures in the hyper-mobile society. He cites the spiritually unstable experience of his friend overwhelmed by sexual temptation due to boredom who was relieved after giving him a task of weeding their garden.

The article discusses the author's experience regarding the death of her husband and in her new life as a widow. It was stated that her husband was prepared for his impending meeting with God with courage, love for his family and normal organizational abilities. She felt lonely and suffered from depression but she moved on with the guidance of God. She decided to enjoy all God's creation and live a life of joy with adventure.

Examines the spiritual and environmental benefits of driving a hybrid car. Recognition of the car's design to limit hydrocarbon emissions and use of fossil fuels; Citation of the feeling of superiority in the context of holiness when driving amongst other automobiles; Role of hybrid cars as a tool for spiritual growth through the strengthening of the spirit by resisting the temptation to pride and cultivating humility; Link between emotions like anger and hatred with projections and exaggeration instead on objectivity or wisdom.

The article reports that folk religions such as Santa Muerte and spiritism are thriving around the world with women as followers and leaders. Topics include a study by Pew Research Center related to the growth of world religions which showed that about 405 million people in the world followed the folk or traditional religion, women being the leaders of folk religions, and condemnation of the practice by Catholic officials.

The article offers the author's insights on how she and other staffs in their school teach orthodox teaching of the church and to move the students spiritually. The author says that her classes become a community because they engage with each other intellectually and they build caring relationships among others. She notes that they held the New Evangelization conference which tackles the attractive alternative posed by secularism to devotion to God and church attendance.

The article discusses the author's perspectives on spirituality in Catholic Church's point of view and its connection with breathing. She describes that spirituality is the continuous inhalation and exhalation of life and practicing spirituality is to begin to breathe or to learn to breath again. She mentions that spirituality is the in and out, rise and fall of the human heart, which is not a phase of an experiment.

The article reports that Buddhists in Bhutan have said that alcoholism in youth has been threatening the stability of their local society. They want young people to look towards traditional spiritualism and austerity in order to stay away from it. Buddhist monk Nawang Choden says that monks and nuns should bring the youth out of the make-merry lifestyle and help them to imbibe the essence of Buddhist heritage in Bhutan, which is the cradle of Buddhist values of austerity and abstention.

The article reports on the unfavorable judgments of the Vatican clergy to the two Christology books written by Fr. Jon Sobrino. The notification statements published in March 14, revealed that some of the text contents of the Christology books of Sobrino are harmful towards the people's faith. Some of the books error include using church as poor in the theology context. He also misquoted for his comments on the theological works of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger known as Pope Benedict XVI.

The article discusses the author's experience of being diagnosed of ectopic pregnancy in California. Ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants itself in the fallopian tube rather than in the uterus. The situation terminated her pregnancy and made her life horrible. However, it was claimed that the suffering subsided due to the strength of God's love. She stated that her experience is a sense of the largeness of God.

The article reflects on the author's favorite rituals during the autumn season in the U.S. Fallen leaves serve as a change in the weather and for him it symbolizes a transformation of his life. Every autumn, he will take long walks then pick up a fallen leaf and reflects on some changes he have to make by writing them on the plant organ. Another customary observance that he enjoys is the burning of dried leaves where he found sacredness on the aroma.

The article reflects on the life and suffering of Jesus to save His people from sins. The author asserts that Lent season is the best time to renew one's commitment and seek solace in God who can make all things possible. His compassion gives people an entrance into His love and strength and be freed from despair and chaos and will transform and use any wilderness experience for His glory.

Cites the articles discussing the relationship between humans and their habitat in the context of a Christian and Catholic framework published in the environmental section of the June 17, 2005 issue of the "National Catholic Reporter" periodical. Environmental legacy of the late Pope John Paul II; Efforts of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to affect discussion of the environmental issue of global climate change; Comment on the creation care movement by the evangelicals; Spiritual benefits of driving a hybrid car.

This article focuses on the theatrical production "Hearts" on poverty. It unfolds in flashbacks to a troubled veteran's experiences in World War II, ending with the liberation of Buchenwald. In other words, there would be plenty for everyone if all live reverently. There's a ring of truth to this. Like kids so intent their fingertips push the forbidden Ouija board, people have found a way to select their own message. According to deuteronomy, "If there is a poor man amongst people, they should not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward the poor man. Rather they should be open-handed and freely lend to him whatever he needs."

Reports on the meeting of religious leaders from different nations held in Thailand on June 12, 2002 to launch the World Council of Religious and Spiritual Leaders aimed at promoting peace. Participation of delegates from 13 different religions; Overview of the speech given by crown Prince of Thailand.

Focuses on the demand of spiritual books in the United States. Contribution of the organization Spiritual Books Associates (SBA) in increasing this demand; Purpose of spiritual books; Suggestion of SBA director Daniel Driscoll regarding this issue.