Tag: Belief and religion
Turkey: outcry against Islamic fundamentalist dormitories – panorama
The 20-year-old Turk Enes Kara took his own life because he could no longer endure the daily indoctrination in the dormitory of an Islamic fundamentalist group. Now the country is…
Meditation House Dietfurt: The great silence in the apple orchard – Bavaria
Zen Buddhism and Christian Mysticism : “People go out deeply touched, grumpy or indifferent” January 4, 2022, 3:34 p.m. Reading time: 6 min Open detailed view Zen master Othmar Franthal…
South Africa: Farewell to Desmond Tutu – Politics
The conscience of South Africa Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu fought against apartheid and other injustices for decades. He is never desperate about it. Obituary for someone who has…
Nepal: prayer flags made of organic cotton – panorama
When colorful prayer flags flutter in the wind, it looks pretty – the deeper meaning is little known to non-Buddhists. Each color is assigned a direction, an element and an…
Pope Francis: Resolving Conflicts in Dialogue – Politics
In his Christmas message, Pope Francis called for global conflicts not to be ignored and for them to be resolved through dialogue instead of violence. All over the world there…
Walk: Spectacular church windows in Munich – Munich
Church windows – the people of earlier times saw them as gates to heaven, as a passage from the material to the immaterial world. Even those who are far removed…
Why the story of the Christmas miracle remains so current – opinion
The Christmas story is a story of wondrous and provocative perversions – and it resists despair of the world because it is too good not to be true. About hope,…
Ebersberg: The sexton of the Hubertus Chapel – Ebersberg
from Korbinian Eisenberger, Ebersberg When she laughs, and she laughs a lot, her cheeks form hearts. A 78 year old woman. At home she usually wears leggings combined with a…
Hamburg: At night on St. Pauli with the Catholic Pastor Schultz – Society
Love, bankruptcies, crises in life: as a pastor on St. Pauli, Karl Schultz also wanders through the pubs to listen to people. An Advent stroll through the neighborhood with a…
Obituary for the Protestant theologian Dietrich Claussen – Culture
As in other areas of culture, one should distinguish prominence and meaning from one another in science. Dietrich Rössler was not a famous public figure, but a Protestant theologian who…