The Seeker

Does God deserve credit?

Flanked by the men and women on his new national security team, President-elect Barack Obama this week named six new sentries to protect our nation including a new secretary of state, attorney general and director of homeland security. But there...

Chicago Jews mourn Mumbai victims

For many Jewish travelers, it is a beacon of hospitality in a foreign land. But on the evening of Nov. 26 in Mumbai, the Chabad House became the scene of horrific crimes that reminded many Jews of a darker time...

Seeker eats turkey, pumpkin pie

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday and the fact she does not spend nearly enough quality time with her family, The Seeker will return here Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Church of Oprah?

Millions of men and women tune in daily to hear this televangelist preach from her armchair pulpit. But Oprah Winfrey’s ratings are starting to slip. Have her disciples gone into Oprah overload? One Chicago pastor thinks so, saying she will...

Should Gandhi have a street?

It seems like an effective way to curb road rage, reckless driving and drive-by shootings—at least on one Chicago street. But that’s not the intention behind a request for Mayor Richard Daley to name one of the city’s major thoroughfares...

Where will Obama go to church now?

I wasn't too far along in my self-guided tour of Washington churches last week when the cab driver turned to me with a smile on his face and asked: "Are you looking for Obama's church?" Indeed I was. Everyone in...

Christians want say where money goes

Even as the economic downturn prompts many Americans to tighten their belts and hold on to their wallets, church collection plates runneth over. More Christians are making bigger donations this year, experts say. But more churchgoers are carefully considering how...

Scientology pageant premieres in Chicago

A most experimental Christmas pageant opens this week at A Red Orchid Theatre. The holiday musical explores the birth of a religious movement slightly newer than Christianity: Scientology.

WWLD: Cathedral invites Obama to follow Lincoln's example

It’s hard to handicap anyone’s spiritual journey. But if Barack Obama continues to follow in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln, there is at least one predictable pilgrimage the American president-elect might make.

Bishops launch abortion offensive

BALTIMORE - In a direct challenge to President-elect Barack Obama, America's Roman Catholic bishops vowed on Tuesday to accept no compromise for the sake of national unity until there is legal protection for the unborn.