Articles tagged: Katherine Axelsen
Faith: 'Laugh in Peace' tour coming to the University of Michigan
Posted: Feb 16, 2011Muslim comic Azhar Usman, the self-proclaimed "only practicing clergyman doing stand-up comedy ... intentionally," will perform as part of the Laugh in Peace Tour with Rabbi Bob Alper at 7 p.m. Thursday in the University of Michigan Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Read more »
Saint Mary's Student Parish offers a student perspective on the Catholic tradition
Posted: Dec 16, 2010Conservative estimates suggest that a fourth of the students at the University of Michigan are Roman Catholic. In terms of total numbers, that means there are as many or more Catholic students at U-M than ... Read more »
With video: Can your commitment to religion be measured by an attendance record?
Posted: Oct 11, 2010Recently one of my housemates said to me, "Katherine, you are not religious. ... You never go to church." I was struck utterly speechless by her statement, very offended and did not know how to ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's many interfaith groups set solid example for interfaith dialogue, tolerance and understanding
Posted: Sep 23, 2010Ann Arbor is known for its liberal attitude and progressive community, but what truly amazes me is its commitment and approach to interfaith activities — undoubtedly influenced by the University of Michigan. Not all liberal and ... Read more »
Green religion: a movement with roots in Ann Arbor
Posted: Aug 26, 2010As a Comparative Religion major at the University of Michigan, my studies often focus on sources of conflict between religions and resolution strategies. So it is rare and refreshing when I find an issue on ... Read more »
faith: Latter-day Saints share faith's message by invitation
Posted: Aug 05, 2010Richard Elms poses for a photo after the Morman Institute class at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday night. As a Mormon, Richard Elms says he has never doubted or struggled ... Read more »
First Church of Christ, Scientist members believe in power of healing
Posted: Jul 22, 2010Donna Fay decided that she “mentally needed to take a stand” after a phone conversation with a Christian Science practitioner. Fay had decided that the pain of a recently broken foot was not something her God ... Read more »
Commemorating Prophet Muhammad's night journey and the Martyrdom of the Bab
Posted: Jul 09, 2010The Muslim and Baha’i faiths commemorate their founders today according to patheos.com and bahai.org.The Baha’is of Ann Arbor remember the Martydrom of the Bab with a program at the Baha’i Center of Washtenaw County at ... Read more »
The University of Michigan begins its annual summer orientation
Posted: Jun 15, 2010The University of Michigan's annual summer orientation started last week and will continue until August 3. There will be 34, three-day sessions offered for freshman and transfer students planning to attend U-M this fall. During ... Read more »
Zen Buddhist Temple celebrates Buddha's 2,554th birthday
Posted: May 27, 2010On the full moon of the fourth month in the year 544 B.C., Siddhartha Gautama Buddha was born. According to the Mahayana Buddhist lunar calendar, this May marked his 2,554th birthday. The Zen Buddhist Temple ... Read more »
with video: Red Cross and AmeriCorps work to educate University of Michigan fraternities on fire safety
Posted: May 26, 2010Following a string of suspicious fires in the spring, the Washtenaw County Chapter of the American Red Cross and AmeriCorps have continued to focus some efforts on educating the University of Michigan's Greek system about ... Read more »
University of Michigan's Alva Gordon Sink Alumnae group celebrates 50 years
Posted: May 11, 2010It’s been half a century since the female Alva Gordon Sink Alumnae group first formed to give out scholarships to create more opportunities for women to attend University of Michigan - and on Monday, about ... Read more »
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