To Go Beyond Thought, an Interview with Karen Armstrong
One bright spring day, Parabola met with Karen Armstrong in her suite at the Parker Meridian hotel in Manhattan. The petite, friendly 62-year-old British ex-nun, arguably the most influential commentator on religion in the English-speaking world, was on tour to…
The Gates of Paradise, by Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) and David R. Kopacz, M.D.
In the following passage from his new autobiography, Becoming Who You Are, Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) relates to David Kopacz, M.D., some of his extraordinary shamanic experiences.– The Editors Some people call me a shaman or a medicine man.…
Wonder is a Level Within Us: A conversation with Rabbi Dr. Raphael Shuchat, by Roger Lipsey and Kenneth Krushel
Parabola reached out recently, via a Zoom link, to Raphael Shuchat at his home in Israel. We had met him with his family at a vacation spot in upstate New York in summer 2021, not far from his original home…
Make This Moment a Diamond, by Jon Pepper and Patrizia De Libero
Father Guidalberto Bormolini asks people to take a new view of death—and life. After training as a lute maker, he became a priest and monk and studied extensively about both ancient and modern spiritual and religious teachings. He has created…
Pure Gold, by Margaret Wolff
The Bhagavad Gita—the “Song of Spirit”—has been a living scripture and moral doctrine, a veritable “golden rule” of Indian civilization for thousands of years. Its seven-hundred verses are a sacred dialogue between the Lord Krishna in his role as Cosmic…
Repairing the Fabric of the World, A Conversation with Jonathan F.P. Rose
Jonathan F.P. Rose I met Jonathan…
To Live With Gratitude, an Interview with Robert Kennedy, S.J., Roshi
“We shall not cease from exploration,” wrote the Catholic poet…
The Meaning of Tradition: A Conversation with Huston Smith
Remembering Parabola contributor, Huston Smith who left us on December…
Earth as Goddess: A conversation with African healer and guide Baba Mandaza Augustine Kademwa
Baba Mandaza Augustine Kademwa, from Zimbabwe, was born a Svikiro…
To Let the Light In, a Conversation with James George
James George is a retired Canadian diplomat who served with…