Religion - The Durango Herald

Jewish leaders urge action after another ‘senseless’ attack

NEW YORK – When a suspect walked into the home of a rabbi celebrating Hanukkah and stabbed five celebrants it was the latest in a week of anti-Semitic attacks in the nation’s most demographi...

DATE: Dec 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

How St. Francis created the Nativity scene with a miraculous event in 1223

Around the Christmas season, it is common to see a display of the Nativity scene: a small manger with the baby Jesus and his family, shepherds, the three wise men believed to have visited Je...

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Christmas services in Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio

Many local churches will hold special services during the Christmas holiday. All services will take place Christmas Eve, Tuesday, unless otherwise noted. Services marked with an asterisk ind...

DATE: Dec 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

How long is the sermon? Study ranks Christian churches

NEW YORK – How long should a sermon be? The major branches of Christianity in the U.S. have sharply different traditions, with sermons at historically black Protestant churches la...

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Vineyard Church to hold Christmas Eve service at Strater Hotel

Durango Vineyard Church will hold a Christmas Eve service at 4:30 p.m. at Henry Stater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. The service is open to everyone and will celebrate God coming to the world in love...

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

First Baptist Church to host Christmas Eve services

First Baptist Church will host Christmas Eve services at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at 332 E. 11th St. Both services are identical and will last about an hour. Nursery will be a...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

First Presbyterian Church of Durango to host Christmas Eve service

First Presbyterian Church of Durango will offer a Christmas Eve service, featuring family worship and a candlelight service at 5 p.m. and a candlelight worship at 7 p.m. at the church, 1159 ...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Tara Mandala to host Winter Solstice Celebration

Tara Mandala will host its 25th anniversary Winter Solstice Celebration on Dec. 21 at the center, 4000 Forest Service Road 649, outside Pagosa Springs. Participants will have the...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Shinto festival carries on centuries-old tradition in Japan

CHICHIBU, Japan – As fireworks light up the winter night, scores of men, women and teenagers crying “washoi, washoi” haul the last of six towering, lantern-covered floats up a small hill and...

DATE: Dec 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Local churches to hold Advent services

These ecumenical Advent services will be held in Durango: 6 p.m. Dec. 11: Ecumenical worship at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. 6 p.m. Dec. 18: Ecumenical w...

DATE: Dec 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Utah banning ‘conversion therapy’ with Mormon church backing

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah is on its way to becoming the 19th state to ban the discredited practice of conversion therapy in January after state officials formed a proposal that has the support o...

DATE: Dec 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Rabbi touts giving as way to counteract religious hatred

NEW YORK – At a time when anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise worldwide, schools should take steps to teach empathy as an antidote to racism and religious hatred, several rabbis attending...

DATE: Nov 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion