In Hindi, the formal word for friend is mitra. A mitra is more than an acquaintance. It signifies an emotional bond so deep that its meaning is impossible to translate…

My relationship with faith has always been complex, serving as both a source of comfort and restriction. Growing up in a conservative Christian environment left me keenly aware of…

As the June sun set over Denver’s Cheesman Park, I stepped in front of the crowd, struck my pose, and began to pray. Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam…

Paradiso or Heaven has always been my home. Like a lampshade of sorts, it has sat by my bed illuminating my thoughts. When I was a child, my overwhelming fears of life and death…

As a queer person of faith, navigating the intersection of my identity and my spirituality has been a journey enriched by both challenges and triumph…

The biggest religious gift I ever received was the privilege to be given no set religion. My mom, a Catholic, and my dad, a Jew, agreed to raise me without a religious upbringing…

Catholics believe in the concept of The Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit all being one in the same. Growing up Catholic, this is one of the hardest things…