Susan Katz Miller

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• Mourning Andrew Pochter: Bridge-Builder from a Christian and Jewish Interfaith...

  

  The tragic death of 21-year-old college student Andrew Pochter, killed during protests in Egypt last Friday, hit close to home for more than one reason. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Ask Interfaith Mom: Is It OK for Interfaith Parents to Adopt Interfaith Identity?

  

  Dear Interfaith Mom,I’m the Jewish parent of my interfaith family. My husband and I are raising our children in both traditions. He grew up Methodist. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Being Both: Interfaith Book Events in Boston, New York, DC

  

  Starting in the fall, I look forward to some lively discussions with all of you as I travel around the country to talk about how raising children with both... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 FAMILY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Twelve Hours in New York with Books and Interfaith Reflections

  

  This week, I found myself in Greenwich Village, in the soaring spaces of Hebrew Union College, explaining my book, Being Both, to a Jewish audience. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Ask Interfaith Mom: How Can We Make Grandparents Feel More Comfortable?

  

  In a regular feature titled “Ask Interfaith Mom,” I plan to tackle your questions about raising interfaith kids. Here’s a great question from a comment on a... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Being Both: The Final Stages of Book Labor

  

  Two shiny, colorful, three-dimensional copies of Being Both arrived at my house this week. These Advance Reader Copies (ARCs), or galleys, have not been... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• An Interfaith Celebration of Grandparents

  

  Copyright stephaniewilliamsimages.comWhen interfaith couples choose to celebrate both family religions, both sets of grandparents can freely share religious... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Boston, and the Power of Interfaith Services

  

  I’m a Bostonian. My first memories are of chasing pigeons and ducks in the Public Garden, and dropping coins to an organ-grinder from the balcony of our... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• ‘Til Faith Do Us Part: Book Review

  The world needs many more books documenting interfaith marriage and interfaith children in the 21st century. However, Til Faith Do Us Part by Naomi Schaefer... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• My Easter with Christians, Jews and Muslims

  

  We celebrated Easter this year with our community of Christian and Jewish interfaith families. Our minister started off by pointing out that Easter is not in th... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Interfaith Marriage in America: Past and Future

  

  In case you missed it, here’s my most recent Huffington Post column…Many books have characterized interfaith marriage as a challenge, a risk, a threat, or worse... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Passover and Easter in Interfaith Families Communities

  

  This time of year, many interfaith family communities sponsor events for Passover, and for Easter. Below, I round up links for those who are seeking out ways... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Being Both: The Book Cover

  

  I am posting a sneak peek at the gorgeous cover of my book, Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family, which will be published by Beacon Pres... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Successful Interfaith Marriage: In a Blizzard

  

  I spent a lot of time worrying this week about my pioneering interfaith parents (88 and 82) braving the New England blizzard. More than two feet of snow... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Breakthrough! Interfaith Families, Interfaith Engagement

  

  For years now, I have been advocating for interfaith families to be included in interfaith activism and conversation. Since 9/11, an inspiring interfaith... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Inauguration: Celebrating President Barack Obama and Reverend Martin Luther...

  

  Inauguration 2009, copyright Susan Katz Miller Four years ago this week, we awoke before dawn, bundled our children into layers of clothing, and walked from... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Alif the Unseen: An Interfaith Protagonist

  

  One of my favorite books of the past year, Alif The Unseen (Grove Press, 2012), is a rip-snorting adventure tale of computer hackers and mythical genies set in... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Top Ten Interfaith Posts on This Blog

  

  Pausing for reflection at the end of the year, I thought I would reveal the most popular posts from this blog on interfaith identity, interfaith parenting,... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• On Mourning, Christmas, and Interfaith Community

  

  After the tragedy in Newtown, townsfolk gathered together at an interfaith service with Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Baha’i prayers. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• “Mixed Religion” on the United Kingdom Census

  

  This post ran on my Huffington Post blog. This week, we learned of 23,000 people in England and Wales classified as having “Mixed Religion. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY