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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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Jared Jackson, executive director of Jews in ALL Hues, speaking at a roundtable with Black and Jewish leaders on Tuesday night. (Livestream screenshot)
Community
Billy Penn

Philadelphia Black and Jewish leaders come together to clear the air, work on solutions

There’s been an unspoken tension since the local NAACP chapter president shared an anti-Semitic meme.

6 years ago

An investigation is underway after a suspect was caught on camera punching a woman in the face during Sunday Mass at a Center City Catholic church.
Community
NBC10

Video: Suspect punches woman during Mass at Philly Catholic church

About 32 minutes into the Facebook Live video of the Mass, a church reader was punched twice in the face by an unidentified suspect.

6 years ago

City Reach Philly Church in Northeast Philadelphia. (Google Maps)
Health

City officials investigate COVID-19 outbreak at Northeast Philly church

Nine members of City Reach Philly Church in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia have tested positive for COVID-19.

6 years ago

Empty church pews
Health

Pastor’s lawyers eye deposing Carney over coronavirus restrictions

Carney in March ordered worship services be limited to no more than 10 people, a restriction he did not impose at the time on more than 230 other businesses deemed essential.

6 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2018, file photo, victims of clergy sexual abuse, or their family members, react as Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania Roman Catholic dioceses are facing recent lawsuits from people hoping a court decision in 2019 has shown a way around time limits for filing litigation. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Courts & Law

Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on Pa. court decision

The rush to the courthouse is tied to a landmark grand jury report issued two years ago that documented seven decades of child molestation within the Catholic church in Pa.

6 years ago

Since hospitals have restricted minister visits due to COVID-19, Pastor Paul Shirley of Grace Community Church has reached out to patients on the phone. (Courtesy of Rebecca Shirley)
Health

Hospital visits to those who are ill but not dying are vital too, clergy argue

When the pandemic began, many hospitals strictly restricted visitors. At some, faith leaders have been limited to phone calls and video chats ever since.

6 years ago

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A parishioner sits after Mass last month at a Catholic church in New York City. An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults believe that houses of worship should be subject to the same restrictions on public gatherings that apply to other institutions. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
NPR
Health

2 out of 3 churchgoers: It’s safe to resume in-person worship

An overwhelming majority of Americans say houses of worship should abide by the same restrictions on public gatherings that apply to other institutions.

6 years ago

Rodney Muhammad, president of Philadelphia Chapter of the NAACP, and Mayor Jim Kenney on Election Day in 2016 at Relish.(Philadelphia Tribune File Photo)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Kenney joins calls for Philly NAACP to oust Rodney Muhammad over anti-Semitic meme he shared

Mayor Jim Kenney has called for the Philadelphia Chapter of the NAACP to oust president Rodney Muhammad over the anti-Semitic meme he shared on Facebook.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Whirlpool Corporation facility in Clyde, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Politics & Policy

Playing electoral defense, Trump claims Biden opposes God

Even for a president known for his blunt criticism, Trump's remarks stood out and they signaled how contentious the campaign may get over the coming months.

6 years ago

Madinah Brown is one of three former youth detention counselors suing over the agency's hijab ban. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Barred from wearing hijabs, former youth detention center workers sue Delaware

The three women say the state’s policy barring “hoodies, hats or headgear” at these facilities amounts to religious and gender discrimination.

6 years ago

Sacred Heart Church in Camden, N.J.
Community

Victims advocate demands transparency as Camden Diocese suspends compensation fund

The leader of SNAP N.J. says the diocese should disclose its financials and assets to show why it cannot participate in the statewide victims compensation fund.

6 years ago

Philadelphia NAACP President Rodney Muhammad speaks at a peaceful protest at City Hall. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

State NAACP condemns Philly chapter president’s anti-Semitic meme, won’t act without national guidance

Many officials and public figures have expressed dismay and disappointment in the Philly chapter president’s actions, but the NAACP’s leadership has yet to issue a statement.

6 years ago

Coronavirus test sample
Health

Officials fear COVID-19 outbreak from Dover church’s services, conferences

Three congregants of Destiny Christian Church have tested positive for the coronavirus. Two recently attended services, potentially infecting others.

6 years ago

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
Courts & Law

Suit alleges McCarrick, others abused youth at N.J. beach house

Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarr was defrocked in 2019 at age 89 after a church investigation determined he sexually abused minors, as well as adult seminarians.

6 years ago

Faustina Bema, a candidate for Novice of the Sisters of the Holy Family, prays inside a chapel during a retreat at their Mother House in New Orleans, Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Community

Black Catholics’ history: Will US Catholic schools teach it?

The history of Black Catholics in the U.S. is a mix of struggles and breakthroughs. It has been largely ignored in the curriculum of Catholic schools. That may change.

6 years ago

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