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Vicki Garlock / February 26, 2015

Prayer: Tibetan Buddhist Style

Buddhism, technically-speaking, is not a religion, thanks to the fact that there is no God. The Buddha never claimed to be a deity, he never advocated praying …

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Vicki Garlock / February 23, 2015

Multifaith Monday 2/23/15

One of the most interesting interfaith happenings from the last week was #Muslims4Lent. The hashtag was started by Muslims who wanted to show support for and …

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Vicki Garlock / February 20, 2015

Interfaith Blog Blast 2/20/15

Happy Friday! Below you will find links to the top 3 blog posts I read this week. All of them are from amazing web sites that regularly post great blogs on …

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Vicki Garlock / February 18, 2015

Helping Kids Connect to the Earth: Pagan Wheel of the Year

This article was first published in the February, 2015 edition of The Interfaith Observer. It explores how we have used the Neo-Pagan Wheel of the Year at …

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Vicki Garlock / February 16, 2015

Multifaith Monday 2/16/15

As usual, there are several religious holidays this week. From Christianity, we have Shrove/Fat Tuesday and the end of Mardi Gras (which is French for Fat …

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Vicki Garlock / February 11, 2015

Multifaith Mashup: Water Rituals — Reflection and Being

Two water metaphors almost never used in Judeo-Christian traditions show up quite clearly in Eastern philosophies. From the Buddha, we see mental clarity being …

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Vicki Garlock / February 9, 2015

Multifaith Monday 2/9/15

I'm having a great time in San Francisco! I attended the Big I conference last weekend. I spoke about water rituals, learned a lot about interspirituality, and …

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Vicki Garlock / February 4, 2015

Multifaith Mashup: Water Rituals — Primordial and Cleansing

I’m headed to San Francisco tomorrow for the Big I Conference! The “I” stands for all sorts of things – interfaith, interspiritual, integral and independent – …

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Vicki Garlock / February 2, 2015

Multifaith Monday 2/2/2015

Yesterday, we celebrated the pagan holiday, Imbolc, which falls halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It marks the first day of spring on …

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Vicki Garlock / January 30, 2015

Interfaith Blog Blast 1/30/2015

Welcome to this Friday's blog blast where I share my 3 favorite posts from the last week. This weekend marks the feast of St. Brigid for Christian communities …

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ABOUT VICKI’S WRITING

I have been writing about religious traditions, faith-based holidays, interesting interfaith connections, and kid-friendly activities for many years.

I currently serve as the Editor for the Religion Matters blog. Before that, I served as an Editor, and then a Supervising Editor, for Multicultural Kid Blogs.

Of course, being a good editor means I need to keep up with my own writing! Below, you will find some links to my articles for those sites. I also wrote almost 40 articles for The Interfaith Observer! If you like to read, this page is for you!

RELIGION MATTERS

Religion Matters promotes religious literacy in both K-12 and higher education. The founder, Tim Hall, and I regularly work with public school educators, and our blog has highlighted all sorts of topics — like using film and art to teach about religion in the classroom, creating VR experiences of religious rituals, and exploring Islamic funerary rites with students.

My articles have also been fairly diverse and include:

  • Ramadan Book Recommendations for Kids in Schools
  • Hanukkah Book Recommendations for Kids in Schools
  • Diwali Book Recommendations for Kids in Schools
  • Teaching About Ramadan in K-5 Classrooms

MULTICULTURAL KIDS

Multicultural Kid Blogs inspires and supports families, educators and community members who lift up diversity in all its forms. The site often publishes craft ideas, kid-friendly recipes from around the world, and suggestions for children’s books that promote equity and inclusion.

My articles mostly focus on sharing religious holydays with kids. Several were part of their 10 Fun Facts Series:

  • 10 Fun Facts – Diwali
  • 10 Fun Facts – Obon
  • 10 Fun Facts – Passover
  • 10 Fun Facts – Sikhism
  • 10 Fun Facts – Sukkot
  • 10 Fun Facts – Vesak
  • 10 Fun Facts – Summer Solstice

Other holyday articles were more general:

  • Purim Activities for Kids
  • Sharing Krishna Janmashtami with Kids
  • Remembering Our Loved Ones
  • Honoring Native American Heritage Month with Kids
  • Winter Holidays Bring Light
  • And still others centered on some of my family’s travel adventures:

    • What My Family Really Learns from Family Vacations
    • 10 Fun Facts for Kids About Galapagos
    • 10 Fun Facts for Kids About Iceland

INTERFAITH OBSERVER

From 2014-19, I served as a Correspondent for The Interfaith Observer (TIO). This free, monthly, digital journal explored interreligious relations and the interfaith movement as a whole. Over the years, I contributed almost 40 articles, most of which covered the “kid beat.” Articles about interfaith education for kids include.

  • Re-Imagining Interfaith with Kids in Mind
  • Creation Myths for Kids
  • Meditation for Kids
  • Faith-Related Craft for Kids of All Ages
  • Helping Kids Connect with the Earth
  • Teaching Kids about the Divine Feminine
  • Sub-Saharan African Tales for Kids Around the World

Articles focusing on interesting organizations in the interfaith world include:

  • Hand in Hand: An Arab/Jewish Education for Kids in Israel
  • Indonesia’s Sabang Merauke
  • Interfaith Peace Camp for Kids
  • Funkor Art Center in Islamabad
  • Children of the Earth
  • Serve 2 Unite
  • Kabir for Kids in Ahmdebad
  • Model Programs for Tweens/Teens

For a list of all my Interfaith Observer articles, click here and type “Garlock” in the search engine.

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