Poems That Make Grown Men Cry

You will have heard the phrase: "It's enough to make a grown man cry." Ben and Anthony Holden are a father/son duo who did a kind of 'survey' of men-who-cry over poetry. The idea was to ask some very famous men whether there is a poem they cannot read without breaking down.

Wherever You Go, There You Are(n't)

This week, we rewrite an old piece of spiritual wisdom: wherever you go, there you are. Eric Weiner suggests that when you change your locale, you sometimes change yourself. Can a new postal code really bring about your transformation?

Evangelical: To Name It Is To Claim It

(Originally aired April 6, 2014) When you hear the word "evangelical," do you picture someone standing on a street corner, brandishing a bible and urging you to repent? Three evangelical Christians talk about their struggle with the label.

Letting It Go with Gretta Vosper and Miriam Katin

(Originally aired Oct 6, 2013) Over the years, Gretta Vosper has released her grip on just about everything she had ever learned about God, religion, and her place as a minister. The thing is, she still leads a church.

Sun, Surf, Spirituality

(Originally aired June 15, 2014) "Jesus was kind of the first surfer," says Father Donald Calloway, the surfing priest from San Diego. Mary talks to Father Calloway and Nova Scotia writer Lesley Choyce about the spirituality of surfing.

"Sometimes people at work are jerks. Sometimes you are one of them."

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