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- Religious Organization In Pakistan - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2020 from Qasim AttariDawat-e-Islami, a worldwide non-political Islamic association working for the engendering of Quran and Sunnah all through the globe. It was set up in the year 1981 in Karachi, Pakistan by one of the incredible researcher of the present period, as a matter of fact, Shaykh-e-Tariqat, ...
Views: 22 - Tantrism - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2020 from umesh modiTantrism has persisted and thrived throughout Asian history since the middle of the first millennium. It deals with spiritual practices and ritual forms of worship aiming at liberation from ignorance and rebirth. The universe is regarded as the godly play of Shakti and Shiva. Tantrism developed ...
Views: 14 - Live in Faith, not in Fear - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2020 from Linda PlunkettJeremiah 29:11 tells us, “I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for good and not for evil, plans for a hope and a future.” Some have said that “the opposite of fear is faith.” However, we are living during a time in which many people are experiencing fear; fear of the ...
Views: 66 - Indian Saints - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2020 from umesh modiIndian Saints embody the highest ideals and are credited for demonstrating the reality of spiritual awareness. India is known to be the land of Saints and Gods. They help people to attain positive actions, devotion, spiritual practice and mental discipline by providing appropriate conditions and ...
Views: 34 - Religion in India - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2020 from umesh modiTypes of Religion in India originated in Indian sub-continent. India is the land of spirituality and philosophy and is considered to be the birthplace of many religions. Indian religion is varied in approach and different in meaning. The major religions of India are Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, ...
Views: 40 - Now You Can Learn Quran Online From Anywhere At Any Time - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2020 from kathy mitchellDoesn’t matter whether you want to gain a richer understanding of Islam as an adult adherent or is hoping to put your children on a path of scholarship and faith, using the Internet to learn the Quran online is the most effective way to have prosperous life without wasting your ...
Views: 78 - The Church Doctrine Divide - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorIs it really a surprise, when the term Woman Priest, is brought up, there is a myriad of responses to that? If your own Church Hierarchy for centuries never told you about it, then you certainly will be taken back by such a unique disclosure. This is where the literal divide exists, between ...
Views: 85 - An Unbiased View Of Culture News and features on religion - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2020 from ketsaal llpBy air: Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide airport situated in Shamshabad, 20 km faraway from the city, is very well-connected to various cities in India as well as other aspects of the globe. All the religions below start the working day with morning hymns, and these abundant values are inculcated into ...
Views: 86 - An Inconvenient Truth (in the Catholic Church) - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorIn our world, today, lies and deceptions seem to be the new norm now. What is the truth? What is real anymore? Where is meaningful, life-affirming truth to be found? For centuries now, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church has successively prevented any women’s baptismal rite to become a ...
Views: 83 - Women are NOT Created Equal in the Eyes of the Catholic Church - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorIn the Catholic Church, for any woman, the term Created Equal certainly does not have the same meaning as it does for any man. Women are Baptized into the Church, with the same so-called equality as men, yet nothing, in reality, could be further from the truth. They themselves, have a call ...
Views: 83 - A Priest Called Mary - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorSpeaking of Mary and the Priesthood is certainly something which most Catholics have never ever heard let alone thought about. You probably will be very surprised in reading this intriguing fact of past Church history. In John Wijngaards Book, “The Ordination of Women in the Catholic ...
Views: 95 - Mary, What Would You Say? (Catholic Church) - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorThe Other Side of Mary. There is nothing wrong with extolling the virtues of Mary. The problem comes with the hierarchy keying in on just this one side of Mary. By doing this, they are totally dismissing another side of Mary, which they do not want the Laity to be aware of. From the ...
Views: 90 - The Dreaded C Word... Change in the Catholic Church - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorCancer indeed is that dreaded C Word. Yet, another C word is accompanied by its own sense of anxiety or displeasure. If ever there was a time, when this other C-word, called Change, is so universally present, now is that time. Change now abounds in our Lives at a Speed Unfamiliar to ...
Views: 98 - My Tirupathi Darshan Experience - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2020 from Abinaya Shree KannanOm Namo Narayana!!!!! The journey of thousand miles begins with just one step. And our spiritual trip heading towards Tirupati darshan began with My Tirupathi Darshan Experience/a>. They offer the best Tirupati packages from Chennai. We had a hassle-free one day trip assisted by a ...
Views: 80 - The Catholic Church’s Selective Memory versus Factual Truth - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorA Roman Document equating Women’s Ordination with Pedophilia is indeed a deplorable avenue to travel down. The Catholic Church’s, so-called selective memory about this issue continues on, while the history of women within our Church, was not some fabrication, or elaborate lie, but remains a ...
Views: 81 - Get Your Head in the Spiritual Game - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2020 from Bruce WawrzyniakWe've all seen basketball games where a team calls a timeout and all the players huddle around to listen to the coach during that break. Timeouts aren't as common in the National Hockey League but they do happen occasionally in that sport as well. Plus, certainly, we see huddles on the field in ...
Views: 87 - Women’s Inequality in the Catholic Church Today - by Submitted on May 30, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorThe Call to Action Organization, brings up a very sober fact, “Did you know that the exit rate of young adult Catholic women from Catholicism is greater than Catholic men their age? In fact, millennial Catholic women are more likely than their male counterparts to report that they never attend ...
Views: 105 - The Radical Truth Is - by Submitted on May 30, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorWe have all heard that phrase, “the truth will set you free.’ On the one hand, truth can provide us with new insight. For any woman in our Church, learning about a past religious women’s heritage was shocking, to say the least. That truth as well was bitterly painful, when coming to the ...
Views: 114 - Embracing Those That Have Been Cast Off - by Submitted on May 21, 2020 from Bruce WawrzyniakI've been seeing the sports media scrambling for features to write since there are still no games being played anywhere that they can report on. A lot of these journalists are getting historic and reflecting back on all-time type lists. I admit that it made my mind wander in a similar ...
Views: 117 - Shani Mahadev Impact on Daily life - by Submitted on May 19, 2020 from Sri TulasiShani impact on Profession: Since Shani or Saturn is associated with hard work and discipline, the natives work in industries involving heavy physical work like farming, labor, road construction, civil engineering, and ship building. Also, the natives under the influence of Shani have a ...
Views: 120(1 vote) - What Would Jesus Say? - by Submitted on May 19, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorLife is the opportunity to speak one great truth in the face of one great lie. It may seem that no one hears it. It may seem that nothing changes. But not to speak – that is the real sin.” — Joan Chittister, Journal, January 23 The Hierarchy of our Church continues to Dismiss Jesus’ own ...
Views: 96 - Cover up, Deception and Lies of The Catholic Church - by Submitted on May 19, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorIn Gary Macy’s book, The Hidden History of Women’s Ordination, he has a chapter entitled, “Defining Women Out of Ordination.” Basically Canon Lawyers felt that women weren’t actually ordained. Their blind eyes, completely ignored otherwise evidence in a book, containing a collection of Laws, ...
Views: 109 - Pope Francis’ Thought: On Women Becoming Priests - by Submitted on May 18, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorWhether Women Religious or Women Laity, we are baptized and confirmed just as our male counterparts are. But their lies the ever-present division line to Women’s Priesthood, with our equality ending abruptly there. The predetermining factor of progression lies with your particular gender type. ...
Views: 90 - Mary Mother of God Different Visages - by Submitted on May 18, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorEven in lieu of factual evidence, when uncovering another side to Mary Mother of God, so many Catholics are reticent to embrace this new reality about Mother Mary. Definitely, Change would be the main part of this equation. Some might be in Fear of taking away or removing in some way, the ...
Views: 101 - 5 Life Teachings you can learn from Lord Ganesha - by Submitted on May 15, 2020 from vivek choudharyBrass Ganesha idol, the Elephant deity, is not only the Lord of early stages and remover of problems but also an educator if you disburse secure concentration to the tales of Hindu legends. Also recognized as Ekdant, his stories shape an essential part of Hindu mythology and converse immense ...
Views: 118(1 vote) - A Report Card for How Your Day Was - by Submitted on May 08, 2020 from Bruce WawrzyniakWe just had the NFL Draft a couple of weeks ago. That means that the media have spent the days since then issuing their draft report cards, writing about how they think the teams did, what went well and where they feel they can still improve, or even what they did -- or *didn't* do -- ...
Views: 95 - The Threads of Women’s Past Presence in our Church - by Submitted on May 07, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorA good number of Catholics have never heard about Women’s past history in our Church, so many new and perplexing questions come to mind. Unfortunately, there are no forthcoming answers from the Church hierarchy. The Pink Elephant in the Catholic Church Women Priests, are the “Pink ...
Views: 96 - What resides within the Shadows of Church History? - by Submitted on May 07, 2020 from Margaret O'Connor“The fact that women were ordained for the first twelve hundred years of Christianity will surprise many people. It surprised me when I first discovered it”. The Hidden History of Women’s Ordination, by Gary Macy. The Truth is in Plain Sight Why then isn’t our hierarchy acknowledging this ...
Views: 115 - An Altar of Division in the Catholic Church - by Submitted on May 07, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorToward the late 1950s, my mom had purchased a cardboard replica of a Church altar for my brother Paul. While he played the role of priest, my twin-sister Pat, and I acted as two parishioners attending mass. Of course, we both also wanted to play the role of priest, but I still remember my ...
Views: 100 - Sai Baba of Shirdi, Shirdi Flight package from Chennai - by Submitted on May 02, 2020 from Balaji GCSai Baba of Shirdi Sai Baba of Shirdi, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master who was regarded by his devotees as a saint, fakir, and satguru, according to their individual proclivities and beliefs. He was revered by both chennai to shirdi flight packages his Hindu ...
Views: 67 - Ramadan Kareem and its blessings - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2020 from samiya yasmineRamadan is a month of complete worship in which there are few acts of goodness, but there are some acts that need to be highly motivated, focused, passionate, and uplifting. Top Contents: Reading the Quran, reading and listening to it with translation and Tafseer, fasting for the whole ...
Views: 220 - Eid al Fitr: Concept and Blessings - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2020 from samiya yasmineEid-ul-Fitr is a religious festival in the Islamic world that marks the end of the month of Ramadan and is celebrated every year on the first of Shawal with great zeal and enthusiasm. The word Eid derived from "Oud," which means: "Return," Eid returns every year. "Fitr" means: "Breaking or ...
Views: 173 - Eid al Adha and Sunnah Ibrahim - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2020 from samiya yasmineEid-ul-Adha, the day of sacrificing everything in the love of Allah, so on 10th Zilhaj, sacrifice is performed remembered as Eid-ul-Adha. The animal that slaughtered during Haj, Mina, and other days to gain nearness to Allah, referred to as the animal of sacrifice. Although sacrificing ...
Views: 155 - Athletes, Teachers, and Priests are Real People - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2020 from Bruce WawrzyniakI remember when I was a young boy and I saw a picture in the newspaper of some of the NHL players that were up on top of a huge mound of snow. They were helping shovel snow around the arena. And I kind of thought to myself that, "They're pro hockey players! What are they doing? They look like ...
Views: 112 - Everything You Should Know About Listening to Podcasts - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2020 from AstroVed AstrologersWhat is a podcast? A free audio program that is distributed over the Internet is termed a ‘podcast’. They can be downloaded, and you can listen to them as you wish. In short, it is like creating a radio station broadcasting only the topics you are interested in. Podcasts can cover any ...
Views: 87 - How to collect gold coins - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2020 from Wajahat AliYou don't have to collect or invest gold coins to have them. Many people obtain gold coins often without having any interest in them, in addition to a question that continues to be asked: how to collect gold coins. There are a few places where you can sell your gold coins: jewelers, coin ...
Views: 127 - Introduction Of Dawateislami - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2020 from Qasim AttariDawat-e-Islami, a worldwide non-political Islamic association working for the spread of Quran Sharif and Sunnah all through the globe. It was set up in the year 1981 in Karachi, Pakistan by one of the extraordinary researcher of present time none other than Shaykh-e-Tariqat, Ameer-e-Ahlesunnat, ...
Views: 147(1 vote) - Advice on how to stay healthy during Ramadan - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2020 from Ady GrewalRamadan holds exceptional significance for every Muslim. It’s the month in which Allah Almighty blesses with infinitely many benefits, rewards, and bounties. Fasting for the complete 29-30 days in Ramadan from dawn to dusk is a religious obligation for all the adult, physically and mentally fit ...
Views: 355 - Lord Shiva’s Favorite Flowers you should offer with Devotion - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2020 from vivek flowersPrayers are heard when you seek blessing with devotion and flowers play an integral part in Hindu ritual and pooja. Whether it is a religious ceremony or prayers, Aarti, flowers complete the prayers. Hindus offer flowers to Gods & Goddesses in daily prayers as well as on auspicious days. Well, ...
Views: 156 - Historic Mosques in Makkah. - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2020 from Ady GrewalMakkah is a city of great religious and historical significance for Muslims. Not only Holy Kaabah is here but also Makkah is the birthplace of our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW). In addition, Makkah houses some of the most sacred sites of Islam; hills, graveyards, caves, wells, mosques, ...
Views: 616 - What Rahu-Ketu houses in Horoscope tells you? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2020 from Sri TulasiBest position Rahu is in the 3rd House & Ketu is in the 9th House This is seen to be an auspicious combination; due to Rahu being a natural malefic and Ketu being quite settled in the ninth house due to its affinity with Sagittarius. With this combination you can have the best of both ...
Views: 232(1 vote) - Thai Poosam Festival: Ritualistic Face and Body Piercing - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2020 from AstroVed AstrologersIndia, the land of Mysticism: India is a land of spiritual and mystical practices. Thai Poosam is a special festival, celebrated to appease Lord Muruga. He is the war god and the commander of the Devas. On the day of Thai Poosam, he was bestowed with a “Vel” by his Mother, Goddess Parvati. ...
Views: 150 - மகா சிவராத்திரி மகிமை - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2020 from AstroVed Astrologersமகா சிவராத்திரி சிவபெருமானுக்காகவே அர்ப்பணிக்கப் பட்டுள்ள புண்ணிய தினம், மகா சிவராத்திரி ஆகும். சிவ பூஜை செய்வதற்கும், அவரை வணங்கி, மகிழ்வித்து, அவரிடமிருந்து வரங்கள் பல பெறுவதற்கும் மிகவும் ஏற்ற நாளாக இது விளங்குகிறது. சிவனுக்குரிய இரவுப் பொழுதாகிய மகா சிவராத்திரி என்பது, பல நன்மைகளை ...
Views: 155 - Vastu Tips for Your Pooja Ghar That Will Enrich Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2020 from vivek choudharyIn Indian Hindu households, the Pooja Ghar or the space of shrine is an important aspect. All Hindu households contain an area, usually in the northeastern corner of the house which is meant for meditation and spiritual wellbeing, that holds Brass Idols of Hindu Gods for daily worship. The ...
Views: 410 - How can you solve your love marriage problems with the help of vashikaran | +91-8968620218 - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2020 from Rohit Sharmalove marriage is a successful way to start a new life because you love couple are per-assured by each of their choice they are aware about the relation of each but what are the problems you face after love marriage? As there are no of problems that one can get to face or may be not but here we ...
Views: 205 - Church hierarchy and Women Priests - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2020 from Margaret O'ConnorThere is nothing like being out on a picket line to gauge the real pulse of a particular issue. While I am picketing for Women Priests, I certainly experience a myriad of emotional responses being directed right at me. For the most part, their emotions mirror anger, outrage and even disbelief ...
Views: 184 - Thai Amavasai : Ancestors Remembered - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2020 from AstroVed AstrologersAmavasai is synonymous with ancestral worship. Also called as Amavasya, it denotes the Moon phase of Amavasai thithi, and remains as the New Moon day of the month. Thai Amavasai The Tamil month ‘Thai’ is the period that beings in hope, auspiciousness, promise, and prosperity. In the ...
Views: 199 - How to Plan Shirdi Trip from Chennai - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2020 from Vasantkamal ToursPlanning any trip, or even thinking of any vacations excites me a lot the same as you all. Thus keeping the excitement aside there are many things that are to be considered while planning any trip or tour. During my summer trip to Rajasthan, we faced many problems which were due to unplanned ...
Views: 179 - ஆஞ்சநேயரை வழிபடுவது எப்படி ? - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2019 from AstroVed Astrologersஅனுமன் என்ற படத்தின் அர்த்தம்: சமஸ்கிருதத்தில் "ஹனு" என்பதற்கும் "தாடையும்", "மன்" என்பதற்கு "பெரிதானதது" என்பதால், "ஹனுமன்" என்பதற்கு பெரிய தாடையை உடையவன் என ஒரு பெயர்காரணம் உண்டு. இன்னொரு வழக்கில் "ஹன்" என்பதற்கு "கொன்றவன்", "மானம்" எனபதற்கு "தற்பெருமை" என்பதல், "ஹன்மான்", என்பதற்கு ...
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