Skulls are decorated with bright colors to celebrate the lives and deaths of those who've come before
Dia De Los Muertos is a holiday that has its roots both in Christianity and in indigenous traditions. Like the Catholic All Saints Day, which is celebrated at …
Interfaith Minister Training: Dussehra
As part of the celebration, effigies of the demon Ravana are burned in great bonfires after being paraded through the streets
To be an effective interfaith minister, one has to be well-informed about a variety of faiths. Being ordained is only the first step in the…
Interfaith Minister Training: Birth of Bab
The beautiful Lotus Temple in India is the seat of the Baha'i faith
On October 20th, The Baha’i faith will be celebrating The Birth of the Bab. Since the Universal Life Church attracts people of all walks of life, race, gender and religious creed, it is i…
Interfaith Minister Training: St. Luke
Christians believe Luke wrote one of the four gospels and may have been one of the first gentile converts
St. Luke the evangelist was one of the disciples of St. Paul in the early days of the Christian church. Many scholars agree that Luke was the author of the Gos…
Interfaith Minister Training: Handfasting
Just like traditional wedding bands, tying hands together symbolizes the bond between a couple and their commitment
Although there are many traditional and not so traditional ways for couples today to enter into the ceremony of marriage, many of those couples are t…
Interfaith Minister Training: Navaratri
Navaratri celebrates the warrior goddess, Durga, and her defeat over a world-conquering demon
Because the Universal Life Church does not stand between its members and their beliefs, interfaith ministers for the ULC can benefit from understanding important tradition…
Interfaith Minister Training: St. Francis
St. Francis is an important figure in the Catholic faith and a feast celebrating his life is held every October
As the patron saint of the ecosystem and the animal kingdom, Saint Francis is one of the most celebrated saints in the history of Catholicisim. Also know…
Interfaith Minister Training: Sukkot
Sukkot is very comparable to the tradition of Thanksgiving
There are several annual holidays for an array of religions to celebrate, but Sukkot is one of the most sacred festivals to the Jewish people. Traditionally celebrated five days after Yom Kippur, the 2012 S…
Interfaith Minister Training: Feast of the Archangels
Michael is depicted on the left, and Raphael and Gabriel, who only some consider to be archangels, are on the right
Michaelmas, also known as the Feast of the Archangels, is a religious holiday in the Christian faith that takes place on September 29th. Those seekin…
Interfaith Minister Training: Feast of the Cross
In Eastern Orthodox tradition, the cross is celebrated as a tool by which Jesus delivered salvation through sacrifice
Those who chose to be ordained as interfaith ministers of Universal Life Church seek to gain awareness of the varying religions and faiths. To be o…