Inquirer Religion http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195657&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Freligion Religion coverage from The Inquirer en-us Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:15:24 GMT 2008-07-20T11:15:24Z en-us Fun-filled programs teach faith http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168211&44=25607019&32=3796&7=195657&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Freligion%2F20080720_Fun-filled_programs_teach_faith_2.html Hundreds of children are going back to school this month and next - just for a week and maybe in the evening. It's Vacation Bible School season at South Jersey churches. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:15:24 GMT 22d695f8be0da776e81b00b0fabfe3b1 2008-07-20T11:15:24Z Dalai Lama describes himself as 'just one monk' http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168211&44=25609599&32=3796&7=195657&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Freligion%2F20080718_Dalai_Lama_describes_himself_as__just_one_monk_.html INQUIRER STAFF WRITER The most famous Buddhist in the world insists he is "nothing special." "I am just an ordinary human being," the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, said yesterday, one day after his daylong visit to Philadelphia. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 064fc8c4f95b53b3464125fd1a645c9d 2008-07-18T07:01:00Z Dalai Lama visits Philadelphia http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168211&44=25548594&32=3796&7=195657&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Freligion%2F20080717_Dalai_Lama_visit_Philadelphia.html The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and the smiling human face of Eastern spirituality for many in the West, brought his message of compassion and peace yesterday to Philadelphia. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 5eda0660e31d88d81dd0e42893f6818b 2008-07-17T07:01:00Z Local Kalmyks look forward to Dalai Lama's visit http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168211&44=25457344&32=3796&7=195657&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Freligion%2F20080715_Local_Kalmyks_look_forward_to_Dalai_Lama_s_visit.html The Dalai Lama might not notice 15-year-old Alex Kalatschinow in the sold-out crowd tomorrow at the Kimmel Center. But Kalatschinow - with his shoulder-length hair, torn jeans, a Mister Softee ringtone on his cell and Coors Light emblems on his boxers - is just the kind of person His Holiness hopes to reach on his daylong visit here: young Buddhists awash in American pop culture. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT ccfbc7df8d5faf31ecb0655278f25d8a 2008-07-15T07:01:00Z