Category: Diary

Memoirs of a Child-Evangelist’s Faith Crisis

by Maria Karlya | Jul 13, 2016 | African American, Diary, Jamaica, PKsNY | 11 |

Going to church, for me, is like dating again after a long, bad break-up. PKs of NY

Explore the World’s First Postsecular City

by Tony Carnes | Sep 15, 2015 | Diary, Postsecular City, Religions | 2 |

See our upcoming features! Pope Francis visit update!

From the Diary of our first foreign correspondent: How sympathetic objectivity helped me in Indonesia

by Melissa Kimiadi | May 6, 2013 | Diary, Indonesians, Journalism | 5 |

This kind of trust in my sources gave me the courage to leap into uncharted territories.

Diary: Going to see Amma, the Hindu “Hugging Saint”

by Melissa Kimiadi | Jun 26, 2012 | Diary, Hindus, Manhattan | 5 |

Darshan means “to see” in Sanskrit. Hindus believe the powers of the deity can be absorbed by the onlooker through his/her eyes when viewing an image of the deity. For Amma’s followers, receiving a hug from Amma is to experience darshan and to be blessed by Amma.

Handel’s Messiah, Harlem, PKsNY & more in December

by Tony Carnes | Dec 7, 2011 | Diary | 5 |

In December we kick off our Harlem series with an exclusive showing of Handel’s Messiah which was excellently produced with soulful emotion by the Abyssinian Baptist Church of Harlem. We are very grateful to the church and...

10 picks from A Journey

by Tony Carnes | Nov 2, 2011 | Diary | 3 |

I am often asked for suggestions about what articles to read from A Journey. Here are ten picks I recently sent someone who is most concerned about getting people to care for the poor in New York City. So, these picks are not...

Holiness and hope in a broken down church

by Melissa Kimiadi | Sep 28, 2011 | Diary, Jamaica | 21 |

“Have you ever felt the wind blowing, but you didn’t know which direction it was blowing in?,” he said. “I got called and was sanctified by the Holy Ghost.”

A Journey through NYC religions reporter faces her personal struggles and search for faith

by Bryanna Hampton | Sep 23, 2011 | Diary, Jamaica | 3 |

The hardest part about this is getting through my own stereotypes, getting through my own experiences with religion.

A Journey wins national prize for religion reporting

by Tony Carnes | Sep 18, 2011 | Diary, Journalism, Postsecular City | 23 |

A Journey through NYC religion has been honored with one of the highest national prizes for...

Update: May 21st. End Times? Meanwhile, A Journey visits 21 religious sites in Jamaica, Queens!

by Tony Carnes | May 20, 2011 | African American, Diary, Jamaica | 0 |

On Saturday A Journey was on its End Times tour in Jamaica, Queens.

Sunday in Jamaica, Queens

by Melissa Kimiadi | Apr 6, 2011 | African American, Diary, Jamaica | 0 |

Prayer, African roots, children, bake sales, 93 year old church mother

NY Times joins A Journey in Jamaica, Queens!

by Journey | Mar 21, 2011 | African American, Diary, Jamaica, Journalism | 77 |

Mapping religious life in 5 boroughs

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