(RNS) On Friday (Sept. 25), I sat onstage with Pope Francis at a multifaith service at the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City. I was invited to offer a prayer from the Sikh scripture, with my daughter, Dr. Gunisha Kaur, who provided an English translation. The occasion led me to reflect on my near-death…
UB professor Satpal Singh and Sister Mary Johnice Rzadkiewicz will meet Pope Francis. September 12, 2015: Satpal Singh knows firsthand the horror of religiously motivated violence: More than 30 years ago in his native India, he was beaten unconscious and thrown off a train by an angry mob that hated him because he is a…
Many educators are introducing meditation into the classroom as a means of improving kids’ attention and emotional regulation. Aug 31, 2015: A five-minute walk from the rickety, raised track that carries the 5 train through the Bronx, the English teacher Argos Gonzalez balanced a rounded metal bowl on an outstretched palm. His class—a mix…