Interfaith
Spring 2017 Interfaith Environmental Stewardship Event
Schwartz Gazebo 5300 Dryad Drive, Houston, TXCalling people of all faiths, or no faith at all, in Houston to care for our shared environment. We will engage in hands-on environmental stewardship by mulching around plantings and repairing trails at the Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve. This event will offer activities for all ages and skill levels, so bring the whole family, your neighbors [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Forum
The Community of Faith Church Kings Court 1024 Pinemont Drive, Houston, TXJoin us for this social justice forum commemorating the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This will be a robust conversation led by a diverse group of faith and community leaders, discussing critical social justice matters of the 21st Century. 6:05 p.m. - Hour of Sacred Reflection 7:06 p.m. - [...]
La Convivencia, Islamophobia & the American Identity
Rice University, Herring Hall 100 6100 Main Street, Houston, TXFor over 400 years, Muslims ruled the Iberian Peninsula of modern-day Spain, where Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived in harmony with one another. One word has been given to this period of European and Islamic history - la convivencia. La convivencia is the academic hypothesis and Spanish term meaning “coexistence.” In Muslim Spain, members of [...]
#BetterTogetherDay 2017
Better Together Day is a national day of action headed by Interfaith Youth Core, a national nonprofit working towards an America where people of different faiths, worldviews, and traditions can bridge divides and find common values to build a shared life together. A society where interfaith cooperation is the norm. Every spring, hundreds of student organizers [...]
Tree of Life Interfaith Walking Meditation
Grace Episcopal Church 4040 W. Bellfort Ave., Houston, TXAs part of the 2017 Compassionate Houston Week, you are invited to join Grace Episcopal Church, Congregation Brith Shalom, and Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston for a special interfaith evening of sacred meditative music and chants. We will walk together in the new Contemplative Prayer Garden and Tree of Life Labyrinth at Grace Episcopal Church [...]