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Religion & Spirituality
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- North Star Journey: Bridge to the spirit realm - Hmong shamanism in Minnesota
On this segment of North Star Journey, MPR’s Jacob Aloi talks with Hmong shaman Billy Lor and others about shamanism and its importance in the Hmong community.
- Modesty and the Olympics draws Muslim girls to fencing in Rochester
MPR’s Catharine Richert reports on the growing popularity of fencing among Muslim girls.
- Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words
A dozen years before the beginning of the Second World War, the Nazis began what would become the unparalleled slaughter of Europe’s “undesirables,” most of whom were Jews. Millions would die, but there were survivors as well, each with a unique story. Classical MPR’s Mindy Ratner has gathered a collection of conversations with some of those touched directly by the Holocaust and those conversations form the basis of Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words.
- At St. Scholastica, the kicking coach wears a habit
MPR’s Dan Kraker profiles Sister Lisa Maurer, nun and kicking coach for the College of St. Scholastica football team. Maurer sees it as part of her calling.
- Amaiya Zafar wants to box competitively...and modestly
MPR’s Laura Yuen profiles Oakdale teen Amaiya Zafar, a female boxer whose is fighting in and out of the boxing ring. Zafar is trying to compete in ring fully covered, according to her Islamic principles. That is something boxing authorities are against, siting safety concerns.
- An audio portrait of Ly Xiong Pao
In marking the 40th anniversary of Hmong arrival to the U.S., All Things Considered’s Tom Crann presents an audio portrait of Ly Xiong Pao. In profile, Pao shares memories of war and being a shaman.
- God to Go: Rochester church has prayers to go in the church parking lot
MPR’s Elizabeth Baier reports on Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester, which offers prayers to go in the church parking lot. The church, and others like it, are looking at ways that allow ministers to reach people where it is convenient for them.
- Betrayed by Silence: A radio documentary
MPR Special Report presents an MPR News Investigation “Betrayed by Silence: A radio documentary,” which looks at clergy abuse, cover-up, and crisis in the Twin Cities Catholic Church as three archbishops hid the truth.
- Secret accounts paid for clergy misconduct but left church open to financial abuse
MPR’s Tom Scheck reports on internal financial reports that show the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for years diverted millions of dollars away from its traditional work to deal with clergy misconduct.
- MPR News Investigation: Archdiocese leaders knew of priests sexual compulsions years before he pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Curtis Wehmeyer, a St. Paul priest, is serving a five year prison sentence for sexually abusing two children and possessing child pornography. When he was sentenced, the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis expressed regret, but assured the public that it had acted immediately. An MPR News investigation has found that top leaders knew of the priest's sexual behavior for nearly a decade before he pleaded guilty and didn't tell parishioners.