By Candia Ludy Special to The Commercial Appeal “The purpose of our life needs to be positive. We weren’t born with the purpose of causing trouble, harming others.” — His Holiness the Dalai Lama Three years ago this month, His Holiness the Dalai Lama received the International Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum here in Memphis.…[Read more]

Based in Memphis, Mid-South Comfort Care Coalition is a non-profit composed of  “…. a group of citizens dedicated to helping individuals live with dignity, comfort and peace as they near the end of life. Our mission is to serve as a broad-based community network to educate the members of the community and advocate for people [...]

I tried to write something about Christian prayers in a religiously pluralistic society. I thought about the difficult job these board members are taking on and the many reasons it is that way. I am old enough to actually remember segregation, integration, white flight, and the upwelling of private schools created to keep “them” out. [...]

As a religious leader in Memphis, what do you want to say to the community about the subject of race? In 1980-1981, I lived in Tanzania. My husband was the country director of Catholic Relief Services. I had lived previously in Kenya studying Kiswahili and so spoke the language well enough to be comfortable in most [...]

How does Memphis test my faith? Buddhism is the fourth largest world religion, practiced by 5.84 percent of the world population, and is over 2,500 years old. Recently, in a legal matter, my being Buddhist was referred to as the elephant in the room. At the time it was said, I had the feeling that [...]