The collection
1832 texts, 1799 of them analysed
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Religion
All
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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My Heart Is Pure
Sunni
· 2025-08-15
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The sermon links Sura al-Ma'un with the call to bring faith practice and social responsibility for the weak and needy into harmony.
Care · Responsibility · Truthfulness
— earlier collection
O Muhammad, explain Islam to me!
Sunni
· 2025-08-08
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The sermon explains the concept of ihsan as awareness of God's omnipresence, which leads to ethical conduct and careful work in everyday life.
Responsibility · Truthfulness
— earlier collection
The Greatest Gift to Our Children:
A Good Upbringing
Sunni
· 2025-08-01
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB Friday sermon that presents good child-rearing as the greatest gift to children, grounded in the Quran and Hadith.
Care · Humility · Responsibility
— earlier collection
We cannot comprehend the love of God
Catholic
· 2025-07-26
· Würzburg
· Bistum Würzburg – Predigten des Bischofs
A priestly ordination sermon that interprets Jesus' washing of the feet as a model for priestly service in humility and connects the Eucharist with diakonia.
Humility · Gratitude · Care
— text from the feed
Ingratitude: Blindness to the Gifts of Allah
Sunni
· 2025-07-25
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A sermon that identifies ingratitude as a human weakness and presents gratitude toward Allah and fellow human beings as the remedy.
Gratitude · Humility · Responsibility
— earlier collection
Our Testimony: Our Record of Deeds
Sunni
· 2025-07-18
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The text compares life to a school examination and calls for self-examination and repentance, since in the afterlife every deed will be accounted for.
Responsibility · Justice · Repentance
— earlier collection
“Everyone heard them speaking in their own language” (Acts 2:6). The Divine Liturgy in Transliteration
Orthodox
· 2025-07-16
· Analogion – orthodoxes Lesepult
A new three-column booklet with the original text, transliteration, and translation of the Divine Liturgy is intended to facilitate understanding of the liturgy in foreign languages.
Knowledge · Community
— text from the website
Why Jon Kabat-Zinn Made Mindfulness Popular
Buddhism
· 2025-07-13
· München
· Buddhismus aktuell - Exklusiv online (Deutsche Buddhistische Union / DBU)
Jon Kabat-Zinn explains how he detached Zen meditation from its religious context and transferred it into medicine as the MBSR program, in order to make universally accessible stress reduction possible.
Knowledge · Care · Community
— text from the feed
Darkness Shines in God's Light
Catholic
· 2025-07-13
· Würzburg
· Bistum Würzburg – Predigten des Bischofs
The text interprets the poem by John of the Cross as an invitation to recognize and accept the hidden divine light in the Eucharist amid the darkness of suffering.
Hope · Patience · Gratitude
— text from the feed
Kumbh Mela – A One-Time Bath or a Life of Devotion?
Vaishnava
· 2025-07-12
· ISKCON Deutschland
The text argues that the true meaning of the Kumbh Mela lies in the company of holy people and in devoted service, not in the ritual bath.
Community · Repentance · Knowledge
— text from the website
Information on the GBC Transition
Vaishnava
· 2025-07-12
· ISKCON Deutschland
Information about the GBC change in the German-speaking ISKCON yatra: M. Dina Sharana Devi Dasi steps down, Krishna Premarupa Dasa takes over.
Gratitude · Community · Responsibility
— text from the website
A Life of Devotion – Gratitude and Appreciation for M. Dina Sharana Devi Dasi
Vaishnava
· 2025-07-12
· ISKCON Deutschland
The text describes the ceremonial farewell and honouring of M. Dina Sharana Devi Dasi by the ISKCON community for her decades of service.
Gratitude · Care · Community
— text from the website
Let us be vigilant towards those who deceive with Allah
Sunni
· 2025-07-11
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon warns against the abuse of religion by secret groups and calls for vigilance and critical thinking.
Knowledge · Community · Truthfulness
— earlier collection
We Are All Strangers: The Science of the Soul & the Art of Circular Thinking ◦ WisdomTalk
Sikhism
· 2025-07-08
· WisdomTalk – Rat der Sikhi
· Frankfurt am Main
· WisdomTalk – Rat der Sikhi
Sikhism as a universal path of self-knowledge, deconstruction of identities, and return to the spiritual origin through lived virtues.
Knowledge · Humility · Repentance
— machine transcript of a recording
Pilgrims — Out of Hope
Catholic
· 2025-07-06
· Würzburg
· Bistum Würzburg – Predigten des Bischofs
The text understands pilgrimage as a hopeful departure, in which the church rediscovers its mission and holds fast to Christ in trials.
Hope · Community · Repentance
— text from the feed
Thank You for This Testimony
Catholic
· 2025-07-05
· Würzburg
· Bistum Würzburg – Predigten des Bischofs
A sermon for a wedding anniversary that interprets the burning hearts of the Emmaus disciples as a symbol for the various phases of a shared life path and describes hope as a strength that must be won anew each time.
Hope · Patience · Community
— text from the feed
Regional Bishop Ernst-Wilhelm Gohl
Protestant
· 2025-07-04
· Stuttgart
· Landesbischof Ernst-Wilhelm Gohl – Predigten und Texte
Gohl calls for sobriety in times of crisis, criticises the WCC's position on Israel as polarising, and commits to addressing the church's history of violence.
Hope · Justice · Truthfulness
— text from a PDF
The Month of Muharram
Sunni
· 2025-07-04
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A Friday sermon on the month of Muharram that connects the Hijra, Karbala, and Ashura with concrete advice for everyday life and the holidays.
Repentance · Community · Justice
— earlier collection
HOPE - From Human Shaping to Divine Truth | Nelli Kronwald - Ladies Night 28 June 2025
Free church
· 2025-07-01
· ICF Karlsruhe
· Karlsruhe
· ICF Karlsruhe
Hope finds its firm foundation not in circumstances, but in God, who sustains even through brokenness and creates something of value.
Hope · Community · Repentance
— subtitles of a video
Foster Families - A Safe Haven for Children
Sunni
· 2025-06-27
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
DITIB calls on Muslims to establish foster families and care for orphans, drawing on the example of the Prophet and divine commandments.
Care · Community · Responsibility
— earlier collection
The Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara - Seeing and Understanding with the Eyes of Prajnaparamita
Buddhism
· 2025-06-26
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
· Essen
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
The speaker connects her Buddhist practice with her work in asylum law and emphasizes that effective compassion arises from deep inner stillness and wisdom, not from activism.
Mercy · Patience · Knowledge
— subtitles of a video
Karuna-Bhavana: Introduction & Guided Meditation
Buddhism
· 2025-06-25
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
· Essen
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
An introduction to the Buddhist meditation on compassion, which uses Metta as a basis to actively respond to the suffering of all beings.
Mercy · Care · Community
— subtitles of a video
Compassion in Action - Karuna Deutschland Presents Its Work in India
Buddhism
· 2025-06-25
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
· Essen
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
Karuna Deutschland presents its humanitarian work in South Asia as a practical implementation of Buddhist compassion and as the empowerment of women and Dalits.
Care · Community · Justice
— subtitles of a video
Anchoring Sura at-Takasur in Life
Sunni
· 2025-06-20
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon that interprets Sura at-Takasur as a warning against greed and a call to gratitude, making amends, and preparation for the afterlife.
Gratitude · Humility · Responsibility
— earlier collection
BAM! 2025: Why Don't Insights Always Lead to Action? Coming to Action with the Wisdom of Amoghasiddhi
Buddhism
· 2025-06-13
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
· Essen
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
The talk explains why insight often does not translate into action and proposes Buddhist practices for overcoming paralysis and repression.
Patience · Mercy · Knowledge
— subtitles of a video
Life Is the Mirror of Faith
Sunni
· 2025-06-13
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
Faith is not an abstract conviction but a way of life that becomes visible in words, face, work, and family and promises peace and Paradise.
Patience · Hope · Truthfulness
— earlier collection
BAM! 2025: Under the Bodhi Tree – Animism and Emptiness in the Light of Shakyamuni
Buddhism
· 2025-06-06
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
· Essen
· Buddhistisches Zentrum Essen (Triratna)
The text links animism with Buddhist compassion and encourages seeing nature as alive in order to overcome a materialist attitude.
Mercy · Gratitude · Knowledge
— subtitles of a video
The Festival of Sacrifice
Sunni
· 2025-06-06
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The sermon calls for the Festival of Sacrifice to be observed by fulfilling ritual duties, practicing generosity, and shedding sins through inner repentance.
Community · Repentance · Care
— earlier collection
A Life Filled with Light: The Spirituality of Yamazaki Bennei
Mahayana
· 2025-05-24
· Konen
· Einfach Buddha – Jodo-Buddhistische Gemeinschaft
Yamazaki Bennei taught that love for Amida Buddha as the "great parent" ignites the inner Buddha-nature and enables a life filled with light.
Community · Hope · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
The reward for an accepted (Mebrur) Hajj is Paradise.
Sunni
· 2025-05-23
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB sermon explains the Hajj as a sacred duty and transfers its symbolic stations to the daily life of believers.
Repentance · Patience · Community
— earlier collection
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