I have made many friends since moving to Tennessee and most of them are of different backgrounds, cultures and religious affiliations. Sometimes, because of my many years with All Faiths Seminary International, I can sense the awkwardness of someone whose belief system is not shared with mine and others. When …
Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta His Holiness,The Dalai Lama What Is The True Meaning of Life? Recently, I began to contemplate on what I could do to make things better for other people in my life. Could I make a meal for those that were hungry or maybe help with an …
The Dean and our Advisors are working diligently to introduce strong spiritual concepts to our students in the hopes that it will bring a different awareness and perspective to their individual situations in life. We’re halfway through the school year and many questions are arising from our students as to what they can do …
It’s a New Year and Wonderful Things Are Happening in 2019 for All Faiths Seminary First, I am happy to announce that All Faiths Seminary has a new in-house spiritual represetative and teacher. Please join me in welcoming Rabbi Scott Matous. He will be present at each class held during the school year making …
May we all embrace our differences. May our hearts be filled with Love, Joy and Peace. May we look at each other and see our beauty, truth and divinity. ~ Silfath Pinto The month of December marks the end of another year. This year, it has become more and more evident that what the …
November is a time of reflection and giving thanks for all the gifts that we have received throughout the year. This thought inspired me to look on facebook to see how people are reflecting and giving thanks in their personal lives — Yes, even I check out facebook from time-to-time. I came across …
The other day, I got to thinking about Humility. I began to ask myself exactly what is it and how does it affect us. I was taught that humility means to make ourselves lower than others in most every situation. “Wrong! This is wrong-minded thinking.” By doing this, the only thing it accomplishes is to …
Since it’s the beginning of the school year for All Faith Seminary International, I thought it best to give you a little bit about the man who founded the school n 1999 in partnership with prominent clergy from several faiths and traditions, along with what you can do with an …
In … silence we find a new energy and a real unity. God’s energy becomes ours, allowing us to perform things well. ~ Saint Mother Theresa It’s August and the deep heat of the summer is upon us. Besides “sweating up a storm,” we should take time out to be “thinking up a …
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. ~ Mahatma Gandhi It’s July and the heat of the summer days are upon us. AFSI successfully finished their retreat intensive, graduation and ordination in June and a new group of Interfaith Ministers have been charged to …