The Pope Joins Twitter, Advent, Church Sells Super Expensive Book

December 3, 2012 Subscribe · Forward The Pope Joins Twitter VATICAN CITY (AP) — Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology, is now trying brevity — spreading the faith through his own Twitter account. Continue reading... Boston Church Votes To Sell Book Published In 1640 Advent 2012: A Season Of Waiting For The Coming Of Christ 'Still Lolo': How I Learned To Appreciate True Beauty Advent 2012: A Season Of Waiting For The Coming Of Christ (PHOTOS, REFLECTIONS) Secession Theology Runs Deep In American Religious, Political History 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Moves Evangelicals Beyond Black And White Sexuality REV. JAMES MARTIN, S.J. Advent Is About Desire Desire is a key part of Christian spirituality because desire is a key way that God's voice is heard in our lives. And our deepest desire, planted within us, is our Advent desire for Christ, the Desire of the Nations. Continue reading... DAVID BRIGGS Fearing Thy New Neighbor: Global Hostilities, Restrictions and Immigration What is the major influence related to religious tensions crossing borders? Hint: It's about much more than a small church in Florida burning a Quran or a Danish magazine publishing cartoons of a revered prophet. Continue reading... SUHAG A. SHUKLA, ESQ. Tulsi Breaks the Religious Glass Ceiling My hope is that Tulsi Gabbard, as a Hindu American, will bring to Washington and to her style of representation two striking qualities that are as quintessentially Hindu as they are American -- the duty to work toward the greater good and pluralism. Continue reading... DIANA BUTLER BASS Progressives, Advent, and the End of the World If we enter the Advent journey with a different perspective on time, the apocalyptic texts speak afresh. Continue reading... JOHN DEAR "We Do Not Want War" -- the Plea of Afghan Youth Before leaving this week on a mission of peace to Afghanistan, I was able to interview some of the young peacemakers with whom I will be staying in Kabul. Here's what they had to say. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.