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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 30/09/2026
30 September 2026 ~ chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for... "...Liquid faith can mean receiving without possessing. I can learn from a tradition without claiming to represent it. I can practice something without having to adopt its entire worldview..." #interfaith #naturewriting
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30 September 2026
Liquid faith begins with the possibility that spirituality does not have to remain inside one tradition. A person can encounter something meaningful in a pagan
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 29/09/2026
29 September 2026 ~ chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for... "Liquid Spirituality describes a contemporary spirituality that is less tied to inherited institutions and more open to personal exploration... creating a path that is continually changing." #liquidspirituality #interfaith
29 September 2026
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 28/09/2026
28 September 2026 ~ chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for... Today, we can note the lunar month and the agricultural season and ask: What is changing around me that I might otherwise overlook? What has ripened? What is ending? What is beginning to prepare itself beneath the surface? #secularspirituality
28 September 2026
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 27/09/2026
27 September 2026 ~ chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for... "There is no single clock that completely describes existence. We live by the movement of the Earth, the phases of the Moon, the changing seasons, the cycles of living things... " #interfaith #secular
27 September 2026
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 26/09/2026
#interfaith thoughts for the day, 26 September 2026 ~ chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for...
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26 September 2026
Today falls within the Hindu observance of Pitru Paksha, a period traditionally devoted to remembering and making offerings for ancestors. In contemporary
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 25/09/2026
Thought for the day, 25 September 2026 ~ chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for... #secular #interfaith
Thought for the day, 25 September 2026
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 24/09/2026
Thought for the day, 24 September 2026 ~ chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for... #interfaith #secular
Thought for the day, 24 September 2026
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 23/09/2026
Thought for the day, 23 September 2026 ~ chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for... #interfaith
Thought for the day, 23 September 2026
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 22/09/2026
Thoughts for today ~ online at chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for... #interfaith
Thoughts for today
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 22/09/2026
Read the article online at chaplain.nyc/thoughts-for... #interfaith
Thoughts for the Day ~ 21 September 2026
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 20/09/2026
Reading from Dewey's "A Common Faith" ~ www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/theology-phi... "The things in civilization we most prize... exist by grace of the doings and sufferings of the continuous human community... Here are all the elements for a religious faith that shall not be confined..." #secular
John Dewey
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 17/09/2026
Reading "Chasing the Numinous: Hungry Ghosts in the Shadow of the Psychedelic Renaissance" ~ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... A quote: "... the multi-layered collective fascination with psychedelics may yet be another symptom pointing towards a deeper... spiritual malaise..." #interfaith
Chasing the Numinous
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 16/09/2026
Reading "Seeing is Believing" storage.googleapis.com/jnl-up-j-sn-... "A majority... consider themselves not religious, but many... still have some beliefs they consider spiritual... Interviews... organized into... themes: ‘Experiencing Transcendence’ and ‘Constructing a Personal Spirituality’..."
Seeing is Believing article
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 10/09/2026
Reading Spinoza ~ "...liberation comes not from denying necessity but from understanding the causes shaping us... Repentance involves honest self-examination, changed behavior, and repair of harm... Not theological agreement, but shared insistence that transformation requires truthfulness..."
Benedict Spinoza
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 09/09/2026
Reading an article about "Liquid Spirituality" ~ www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16... "...'liquid' secular spirituality does not constitute a rigid or formal category but rather a... detraditionalized, individualized, and emotionally pragmatic character of many #secular spiritual practices..."
liquid spirituality
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 03/09/2026
Reading an article about the history of prayerbooks and Books of Hours ~ www.facsimiles.com/worlds-of-wi... Download a #Secular Book of Hours here ~ secularchaplain.org/data/files/S... #SecularLiturgy #ModernLiturgy
Secular Book of Hours
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 31/08/2026
Posted online A #Secular Liturgy for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. A passage: We enter these days together. Not because the universe has promised us a particular future, but because we do not know what the future will bring. A year has ended. Download from rabbibrody.us #moderjew
A Secular Liturgy for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 31/08/2026
Reading 'A #Secular Jewish Rosh Hashone Observance,' liturgy from the 1970s, from the archives of #Jewish Currents magazine: jewishcurrents.org/secular-jewi... "We partake today from the bounty of tradition and we create anew from our collective experience and our humanistic beliefs..." #modernjew
Jewish Currents Magazine
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 25/08/2026
Joining Green Burial Council for their free webinar "Building Community in Green Burial Spaces" ~ 26 August, 7-8pm EDT. Focusing on community engagement and deepening connection to the land. Information and registration ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bur... #interfaith #deathsky
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Beyond Burial: Building Community in Green Burial Spaces
August’s installment for the Monthly Free Webinar series hosted by the Green Burial Council
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 24/08/2026
Posted online "World Religions: An Elementary Secular Guide" (for elementary school aged children) ~ secularchaplain.org/data/files/s... #secular #interfaith
World Religions: An Elementary Secular
Guide
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 17/08/2026
Looking forward to joining @thetibetcenter.bsky.social tonight at 7pm (EDT). Venerable Khensur Rinpoche Nicholas Vreeland will be talking about #secular ethics. To be streamed online ~ no registration needed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvWv... #interfaith
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THE TIBET CENTER'S - MONDAY NIGHT LIVE - AUGUST 17 2026 7PM
YouTube video by TheTibet Center
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 16/08/2026
Enjoying reading freely available articles from "The Best of Epicurus" on "The Cave" website ~ www.theclassicscave.com/epicurus Articles include: * The Three Basic Parts & Epicurus' Works * On Living Well & Happily * Simplicity of Life #secular #stoics #philosophy
Best of Epicurus
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 13/08/2026
Posted online ~ a free, one-page practice for daily use: Changing the Question secularchaplain.org/secular-prac... #secular #interfaith
Changing the Question
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 12/08/2026
Looking forward to "The Wisdom of the Odyssey" ~ a free online webinar from Banyen Books in Canada, 26 August. Cultural historian Phil Cousineau will be discussing Homer’s Odyssey and the relevance for modern life. Information and registration ~ www.eventbrite.ca/e/phil-cousi... #secular
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Phil Cousineau ~ The Wisdom of the Odyssey
Phil Cousineau, mythologist, storyteller, and bestselling author of The Art of the Pilgrimage, discusses The Wisdom of the Odyssey.
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 11/08/2026
Registered for 'Beyond Burial: Building Community in Green Burial Spaces' ~ 26 August, 7PM (US eastern time). Information and free registration ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-bur... #interfaith #secular #deathsky
green burial
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 09/08/2026
Posted a new, short secular midrash ~ seedsofsinai.org #interfaith #secular #humanist #modernjew
secular midrash on anger
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 17/06/2026
Reading about a Solo Summer Solstice Alban Hefin Ritual ~ druidry.org/resources/so... Summer Solstice is on the 21/22 June in the Northern Hemisphere and the 21/22 December in the Southern Hemisphere ~ the time of maximum light and the Festival of Joy. #interfaith
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Solo Summer Solstice - Alban Hefin Ritual | Order Of Bards, Ovates & Druids
The Summer Solstice can be celebrated in a group or by yourself. This is a ritual to be performed solo & help welcome you into the summer season.
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 17/06/2026
Enjoying listening to DruidCast Episode 226 from @paganmusic.bsky.social ~ www.paganmusic.co.uk/druidcast-a-... #interfaith
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DruidCast - A Druid Podcast Episode 226 - Damh the Bard
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 226
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 17/06/2026
Glad to see that #Secular Student Alliance is again offering scholarships to full time students. Information and applications are here ~ secularstudents.org/wp-content/u...
Secular Student Alliance
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 16/06/2026
Reading about a webinar 17 June ~ "Reframing Rochdale: Centering Race and Indigeneity in Co-operation across the Americas" (events.teams.microsoft.com/event/178764...) "...marginalized communities have long practiced mutual aid and co-operation... as formal... institutions became entangled..."
Reframing Rochdale: Centering Race and Indigeneity in Co-operation across the Americas
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 16/06/2026
Reading a synopsis of the book "Secular Faith" ~ homepage.villanova.edu/vincent.lloy... "... there is no paradox at all in the term #secular faith. The only sort of faith is this-worldly, and there is no way to meaningfully engage with the world that does not involve faith." #interfaith
Secular Faith
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 14/06/2026
Reading 'What does Conservation Burial mean for the land and for people?' "Conservation burial... is about... social and ecological spaces that... sustain the planet and all who dwell on it." Information & resources ~ www.conservationburialalliance.org/uploads/1/1/... #interfaith #deathpositive
Conservation Burial
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 13/06/2026
Reading "Theology and Spirituality: Strangers, Rivals, or Partners?" ~ scispace.com/pdf/theology... A passage: "...spirituality is not... distinguished from... #secular life. On the contrary, spirituality has something to do with the integration of all aspects of human life and experience."
Theology and Spirituality: Strangers, Rivals, or Partners?
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 11/06/2026
Reading "Spiritual Health in a Secular Age" from the Thrive Center (thethrivecenter.org). A link to the article: thethrivecenter.org/wp-content/u... Discusses how transcendence, habits, relationships, identity, vocation, and ethics (THRIVE) foster spirituality that supports #secular views.
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We shed new light on the importance of spirituality for thriving. Deeply informed by psychological science, wisdom traditions, and theology, we recognize that a flourishing world requires spiritually ...
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 09/06/2026
Registered for "Animals, Ethics, and Justice: Capitalism as an Animal Ethics Problem" ~ a free webinar from John Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing ~ rethinking economic systems that structure human–animal relations. Information & registration here ~ jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Animals, Ethics, and Justice: Capitalism as an Animal Ethics Problem
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 08/06/2026
Reading "Happy, peaceful, and free" from @humanists.uk (humanists.uk/2026/05/28/h...). About living based on #secular values, with positive examples from Nordic countries, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Uruguay. The "Freedom of Thought Report" gives more information ~ fot.humanists.international
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Happy, peaceful, and free: five case studies
With the global headlines so often full of bad news, we’re turning our attention to five good-news stories — drawn from secular states and majority non-religious societies around the world.
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 06/06/2026
Enjoying using daily prompts from the website whattodrawtoday.com Free and keeps good company during each day...
What to Draw Today
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 05/06/2026
Great graphic at www.nature.com/articles/s41... that shows three stages of religious decline around the world ~ countries include Nigeria, Turkey, Columbia, Peru... (and not just the usual western countries...). #secular #interfaith
three stages of religious decline around the world
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 05/06/2026
Reading "Secularism, sorting, and Americans’ political knowledge" ~ academic.oup.com/sf/article/1... A passage: "Self-identified atheists / agnostics consistently score significantly higher than religious or non-affiliated Americans on questions about basic civics..." #secular #interfaith
Secularism, sorting, and Americans’ political knowledge
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 04/06/2026
Reading "Who comforts the secular?" ~ an article posted online 3 June 2026. Read it here ~ onlys.ky/who-comforts... A passage: "... people don’t immediately think of... a secular chaplain. The idea of non-religious chaplains is relatively new, and they aren’t available everywhere..." #interfaith
Who comforts the secular?
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 04/06/2026
Registered for Green Burial Council's upcoming free training ~ "Building a Mutli-Faith Natural Burial Ground." Information is here ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a... #interfaith
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Building a Multi-Faith Natural Burial Ground: The Value of Green Burial
July's installment for the Monthly Free Webinar series hosted by the Green Burial Council
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 02/06/2026
Reading an article from the "Philosophical Journal Gary Lovan" ~ "Viktor Frankl and Meaning." A passage: "I think Frankl stands at a threshold. He shows that human beings need meaning more deeply than happiness..." The full article from 31 May 2026 is here ~ gwlovan.blogspot.com/2026/05/vikt...
Gary Lovan
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 01/06/2026
Nice to be reading " #Volunteering in Public Libraries " ~ a report published in the UK: "...a meaningful representation of disabled, neurodivergent, LGBTQ+ and minority ethnic volunteers... (reflects) libraries are... inclusive..." Read more here ~ www.librariesconnected.org.uk/sites/defaul...
Volunteering in Public Libraries
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 31/05/2026
Reading about "Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together" - a free online program, 17 June ~ an exploration of “Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together,” by William Isaacs, focusing on how groups can reach shared understanding. Information and registration ~ www.eventbrite.com/e/dialogue-a...
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Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together - June 17
We often talk to be heard, but what if we stopped debating to win and started listening to understand, discovering meaning together instead?
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 29/05/2026
Reading an article from today's Religion News Service ~ "These houses of worship are older than America. How they outlasted wars, schisms and lawsuits." See it here ~ religionnews.com/2026/05/28/t... #interfaith
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These houses of worship are older than America. How they outlasted wars, schisms and lawsuits.
(RNS) — Only about 1% of houses of worship in the U.S. today existed in 1776. Here are four that predate the revolution — and still hold services.
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 25/05/2026
Joining "Redesigning the End" for their free online course: Writing Meaningful Condolence Letters. Includes reading pieces by famous authors and taking a look at traditions and trends. Information and registration ~ www.redesigningtheend.com/courses/writ... #interfaith
Writing Meaningful Condolence Letters
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 22/05/2026
Reading "Grasped by the Spirit: An Anthropological and Theological Understanding of an Existential Religious Experience" (www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17...) A passage: "... #anthropology might incorporate theological concepts and categories to make sense of... #religious experience..." #interfaith
Grasped by the Spirit: An Anthropological and Theological Understanding of an Existential Religious Experience
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 20/05/2026
The Clergy Letter Project is an endeavor designed to demonstrate that religion and science are compatible. Recently, a (first) signature from Tanzania was added by Rev. Canon Bart Lucas Segu. Read more here ~ www.theclergyletterproject.org/Resources/ma... #interfaith
Clergy Letter Project
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 19/05/2026
Planning to join Green Burial Council on 27 May for their free online program ~ 'Talking to Children About Death.' Information and registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-goodb... #interfaith
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From Goodbye to Green Burial: Talking to Children about Death
May's installment for the Monthly Free Webinar series hosted by the Green Burial Council
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Alison Brody @chaplain.nyc · 18/05/2026
Enjoying reading about current Asian Peace Walks that are fostering #interfaith harmony ~ buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id...
Asian Peace Walk
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