Since 1998, the Interfaith Scholar Weekend has been bringing scholars from diverse faiths to Fresno to share with our local interfaith community the points of similarities and differences that our [...] Continue Reading
Religion & Philosophy
A Christian on Socialism
By Ronald Martin (Editor’s note: The following piece is the author's reaction to comments made by KMJ radio host Jim Franklin about Nora O’Donnell’s interview of Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes. The [...] Continue Reading
A Piece of Time
In high school, the future seemed Intriguing, I could be anything. A time when friends were Abundant like a colorful Crop for the year. One, a mature sister with an Encouraging [...] Continue Reading
A Piece of Time
In high school, the future seemed Intriguing, I could be anything. A time when friends were Abundant like a colorful Crop for the year. One, a mature sister with an Encouraging [...] Continue Reading
Eulogy for Micaela Rangel
By Benny My grandmother grew up in the age in Mexico following the Mexican revolution. Her mother, my great grandmother, grew up in the days when families in the pueblos would dig holes in the [...] Continue Reading
Eulogy for Micaela Rangel
By Benny My grandmother grew up in the age in Mexico following the Mexican revolution. Her mother, my great grandmother, grew up in the days when families in the pueblos would dig holes in the [...] Continue Reading
Madera Group Seeks People Willing to Highlight Their Culture or Faith
By Lourdes Herrera The Madera Coalition for Community Justice, a community-based organization, has been sponsoring an Interfaith/Intercultural Day for the past 20 years. Each year, it has gotten [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Corner – December 2018
What Is Christmas? By Richard D. Iyall, Cowlitz Christmas is the time of year to be with those you love; for sights and smells, for jingle bells; the shining star above; for ice and snow, for [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: Holidays & Other Disasters
By George B. Kauffman Holidays & Other Disasters by John G. Rodwan, Jr., Humanist Press, 177 T St. NW, Washington, DC, 2013, $12.99. ISBN 978-0-931779-39-8 This intriguing, meticulously [...] Continue Reading
How American Muslim Families Celebrate Ramadan
By Wasan Abu Baker Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It is a period of prayer, fasting, charity giving and self–accountability for Muslims around the world. The first verses of the [...] Continue Reading
Kylie’s Heel
By George B. Kauffman Kylie’s Heel by Susan K. Perry, Humanist Press, 1777 T St., NW, Washington, DC, Aug. 15, 2013, 249 pp., $10.99. ISBN 978- 0-931779-33-6. Kylie’s Heel is a captivating and [...] Continue Reading
Awakening the Greatness Within You
By Veena Kapoor “To survive and thrive in this turbulent world, we need peace and power, that comes from deep inner contentment. The foundation of inner peace and inner power is spiritual awareness [...] Continue Reading