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1832 texts, 1799 of them analysed
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Christianity
627
Islam
359
Progressive movements
211
Buddhism
201
Judaism
141
Secular humanist
121
Hinduism
121
Sikhism
29
Baha'i
22
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Angler, Fischer, Hoffnungsfänger
Protestant
· 2026-07-05
· Professor Pfarrer Dr. Wolfgang Vögele
· Karlsruhe
· Predigtforum
A sermon on the fishing at the Sea of Galilee that interprets faith as the catching of hope and God's grace as a new beginning between sin and confidence.
Hope · Community · Repentance
— earlier collection
Pastoral Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lampedusa: Holy Mass (4 July 2026)
Catholic
· 2026-07-04
· Vatikanstadt
· Vatikan - Homilien von Papst Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV calls on Lampedusa for concrete care for migrants and for the implementation of a 'Civilization of Love'.
Mercy · Care · Community
— text from the website
A Blessing-Preacher by Profession: Sermon at the Priestly Ordination of Br. Adam Bergmann OFM, 4 July 2026, Stadtpfarrkirche Wels
Catholic
· 2026-07-04
· Linz
· Dioezese Linz – Predigten und Ansprachen von Bischof Scheuer
The sermon celebrates priestly ordination as a counter-proposal to ecclesial structural fetishism and emphasizes Franciscan poverty, the cultivation of relationships, and blessing as the core of the office.
Care · Humility · Community
— text from a PDF
Another seven Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted after Waterloo Bridge slow march
Climate movement
· 2026-07-03
· London
· Just Stop Oil
Seven Just Stop Oil activists were acquitted after a slow march across Waterloo Bridge; the text frames this as a victory for peaceful climate protest.
Justice · Responsibility · Truthfulness
— text from the feed
Choral Address on the Closing of the School Year
Protestant
· 2026-07-03
· Leipzig
· Thomaskirche Leipzig – Predigten, Ansprachen & Vortraege
The address uses the choir's final performance as an occasion to celebrate transience as a call to gratitude, community, and lived faith.
Community · Gratitude · Hope
— text from the website
5.64 Solomon and Bilqis – How Patriarchal Readings "Tame" the Revolutionary Quran – Tafsir An-Naml 27 to 36
Sunni
· 2026-07-03
· Marwan Al-Moneyyer
· München
· Islamisches Zentrum München
The text deconstructs the Solomon-Bilqis narrative as a revolutionary act of humility and calls for critical media literacy and spiritual introspection.
Humility · Truthfulness · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Be Wary of Backbiting – It Is a Devastating Disease
Sunni
· 2026-07-03
· Berlin
· IVWP Berlin – Freitagspredigten
An Islamic sermon that warns against backbiting as a devastating sin and calls for repentance, self-improvement, and the avoidance of harmful speech.
Justice · Community · Repentance
— text from the feed
Preserving Muslim Ethics in Road Traffic
Sunni
· 2026-07-03
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon that presents compliance with traffic rules as a religious duty and calls for calm driving behaviour, prayer while travelling, and care for the family.
Responsibility · Care · Humility
— earlier collection
Enlightened Wonder with Frajo (16) • The Burden of Care – A Privilege • Franz Josef Wetz
Philosophical
· 2026-07-01
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
· Nürnberg
· Kortizes – Institut für populärwissenschaftlichen Diskurs
The text interprets human concern for survival and meaning as a privilege, since it highlights the human being's exceptional adaptability and capacity to open up the world.
Community · Knowledge · Care
— machine transcript of a recording
Feeling War with the Heart
Buddhism
· 2026-07-01
· München
· Buddhismus aktuell - Exklusiv online (Deutsche Buddhistische Union / DBU)
The text connects the personal consequences of trauma with Buddhist ethics to call for an active, empathetic response to war and violence around the world.
Mercy · Community · Truthfulness
— text from the feed
No prison for Heathrow paint sprayers
Climate movement
· 2026-06-30
· London
· Just Stop Oil
Two Just Stop Oil activists were sentenced to probation after spray-painting Heathrow departure boards; they justify their act as civil disobedience against the climate crisis.
Justice · Care · Truthfulness
— text from the feed
Unfolding One's Own Charisma So That It Benefits Others: Sermon at the Summer Service to Conclude the Diocesan Working Year, 30 June 2026, Linz Cathedral
Catholic
· 2026-06-30
· Linz
· Dioezese Linz – Predigten und Ansprachen von Bischof Scheuer
The sermon warns against the dehumanisation brought about by technology and calls for the unfolding of individual charisms for the benefit of the community and the cultivation of genuine relationships.
Community · Care · Humility
— text from a PDF
kannste glauben No. 83 - Between Bass and Life's Big Questions - Festival Chaplain Julia Hahn as a Guest on "kannste glauben"
Catholic
· 2026-06-30
· Rundfunkarbeit Bistum Münster
· Münster
· kannste glauben – Bistum Münster
The text explains the work and approach of festival chaplaincy, which operates at festivals as an open tent offering existential and practical conversations with visitors.
Community · Care · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
They Recognized Him in the Breaking of the Bread: Sermon at the Thanksgiving Mass for Priestly Jubilees on the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul, 29 June 2026, Linz Cathedral
Catholic
· 2026-06-29
· Linz
· Dioezese Linz – Predigten und Ansprachen von Bischof Scheuer
The sermon calls priests to cultivate a lived community, gratitude, and self-responsible action in the present, going beyond administrative figures.
Gratitude · Community · Responsibility
— text from a PDF
sermon
Protestant
· 2026-06-28
· Kiel
· Gemeinschaft in der Evangelischen Kirche Kiel – Predigten
A sermon on John 20:19-29 that transfers Jesus' word of peace and mission mandate to the disciples onto the present-day congregation and takes Thomas as an example of questioning faith.
Hope · Community · Responsibility
— machine transcript of a recording
Be devoted to doing good to everyone
Protestant
· 2026-06-28
· Frauenkirchenpfarrer Markus Engelhardt
· Dresden
· Frauenkirche Dresden – Kanzelworte
A sermon that, through the story of a man, shows how the biblical commandment to be devoted to doing good is realized in everyday life through small acts of care.
Repentance · Care · Community
— text from the website
Mixed Up with the Love of Jesus. A Sermon on Romans 12:17-21 by Olaf Waßmuth
Protestant
· 2026-06-28
· Predigten auf evangelisch.de
Christian action as improvisation: Overcoming evil with good is not a rigid rule, but an invitation to creative, surprising action.
Mercy · Justice · Community
— text from the website
Jesus Does Not Want to Belong a Little; He Wants to Be the Centre
Catholic
· 2026-06-28
· Bernd Michael Pawellek
· Predigtforum.com
Jesus does not want to stand at the margins but to be the centre of life, so that love can succeed freely and without being overwhelmed.
Care · Community · Truthfulness
— earlier collection
Thanksgiving to All Collaborators – Closing of the Diocesan Year
Catholic
· 2026-06-26
· Chur
· Bistum Chur – Predigten von Bischof Bonnemain
A thank-you to the diocesan collaborators, encouraging them to go courageously into the depths of society in community and in prayer.
Community · Gratitude · Humility
— text from the website
Interpretation of Sûrah al-ʿIkhlâs and the Hadîth "Allâhu Akthar"
Sunni
· 2026-06-26
· Berlin
· IVWP Berlin – Freitagspredigten
A sermon that expounds on Sûrah al-ʿIkhlâs and warns against Sufi-oriented teachings that deny the uniqueness of God.
Truthfulness · Community
— text from the feed
Dangers Threatening Our Youth
Sunni
· 2026-06-26
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A sermon warning against addictive substances and calling on parents and young people to take preventive measures, seek professional help, and live self-directed lives.
Responsibility · Care · Community
— earlier collection
When our community is under attack, we organise, we fight, we overcome…
Queer community
· 2026-06-25
· London
· Stonewall UK – News & Statements
Stonewall CEO Simon Blake celebrates the bill to ban conversion practices as a historic breakthrough against political blockage and abuse.
Justice · Community · Hope
— text from the website
On the Kirpan: Panthic Accountability & Inner Grace | Jasleen Kaur | Sikh Research Institute
Sikhism
· 2026-06-25
· Bridgewater
· SikhRI Articles (Sikh Research Institute)
The text calls on the Sikh community to engage in theological self-reflection on the kirpan as a tool of inner wisdom, rather than seeking political legitimation.
Responsibility · Community · Knowledge
— text from the website
5.63 Tafsir Sure An Naml 15 - 26 Sulaiman, the Ant and the Hoopoe
Sunni
· 2026-06-24
· Marwan Al-Moneyyer
· München
· Islamisches Zentrum München
The text explains that true gratitude for divine gifts such as knowledge and power lies in the assumption of ethical responsibility and not in mere performance.
Responsibility · Gratitude · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
English text on the mass action in Hamm
Climate movement
· 2026-06-23
· Ende Gelaende – News
A call to stop NATO manoeuvres in Hamburg and to prioritise a climate-just future over war and destruction.
Justice · Responsibility
— text from the website
Closing Service TH Chur
Catholic
· 2026-06-22
· Chur
· Bistum Chur – Predigten von Bischof Bonnemain
The sermon explains divine fatherhood as the core of faith and calls for grateful confidence in trust in God's mercy.
Mercy · Gratitude · Community
— text from the website
»In cribro Satanae versatus«
Protestant
· 2026-06-21
· Frauenkirchenpfarrer Markus Engelhardt
· Dresden
· Frauenkirche Dresden – Kanzelworte
The sermon honours Paul Gerhardt's hymns as a source of comfort in suffering and resistance, exemplified through Bonhoeffer's prison letters and the hymn 'Befiehl du deine Wege'.
Hope · Patience · Gratitude
— text from the website
Of Sparrows and Hairs
Catholic
· 2026-06-21
· Manfred Wussow
· Predigtforum.com
A sermon that encourages Christians to openly profess their faith despite societal threats, grounded in God's promise to know and love each individual.
Truthfulness · Community · Hope
— earlier collection
Motet Address
Protestant
· 2026-06-19
· Leipzig
· Thomaskirche Leipzig – Predigten, Ansprachen & Vortraege
The sermon interprets the Song of Songs as comfort for human longing and encourages letting go and trusting in God's guidance.
Hope · Patience · Community
— text from the website
Between the Struggle for Freedom and Terror Rule - A Conversation with Iman Sefati
Judaism
· 2026-06-19
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
· Düsseldorf
· Un(d)orthodox – Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf
Iman Sefati defends the attack on the Iranian regime as liberation and criticizes German support for the mullah regime as well as the disregard for Iranian victims.
Justice · Hope · Truthfulness
— machine transcript of a recording
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