Newtown library flooded with grief books after school shooting
NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) In the weeks since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six adults, thousands of books have arrived at the town's public library from all...
View ArticleAn old-school confessional revives saying ‘I’m sorry’
DERBY, Conn. (RNS) The Rev. Janusz Kukulka can't say his parishioners are sinning more -- but they sure are lining up at the new confessional booth that's decidedly old-school.
View ArticleLifetree Cafes offer space for tough topics
(RNS) Lifetree Cafes are a fairly recent venture by Group Publishing, a Colorado-based Christian publishing company that is tapping into people's yearning for community and face-to face connection.
View ArticleBarber wins right to continue haircuts for the homeless
HARTFORD, Conn. (RNS) An 82-year-old barber can continue providing free haircuts and shaves to the homeless after city officials tried to shut him down for lack of permits.
View ArticleDeal promises new life for abandoned Catholic shrine
(RNS) John Baptist Greco built the once vibrant miniature replica of Bethlehem and Jerusalem out of plywood, scrap metal and discarded objects. His years of toil turned a craggy mountaintop into an...
View ArticleHartford Faith & Values Video: Keeping Yiddish alive
Members of a Bloomfield, Conn., synagogue work to keep the Yiddish language alive.
View ArticleOnce widely spoken, now mostly studied, Yiddish sees revival
(RNS) While many older Americans gather to reminisce about parents and grandparents who spoke the Germanic-Hebrew language of Eastern and Central European Jews, a renewed interest in Yiddish is...
View ArticleConnecticut slave to get a long overdue church funeral
(RNS) The slave's master, a Waterbury bone doctor by the name of Preserved Porter, stripped his skin, boiled his bones and used the skeleton as a medical specimen.
View ArticleShivaConnect helps Jews navigate the mourning period
(RNS) The aim of the website is to avoid duplication and consolidate the many facets of Jewish mourning.
View ArticleGay Jews celebrate their faith and sexuality at Conn. retreat
FALLS VILLAGE, Conn. (RNS) Nehirim, which develops programs, campus events, and advocacy work for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Jewish community, began hosting retreats at the...
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