The collection
1873 texts, 1812 of them analysed
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652
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362
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212
Buddhism
208
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141
Hinduism
123
Secular humanist
121
Sikhism
30
Baha'i
24
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If We Forget, We Will Be Forgotten!
Sunni
· 2025-09-26
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The sermon warns against the deliberate forgetting of God, of humanity, and of those who suffer, particularly in Gaza and Palestine, and calls for remembrance and repentance.
Care · Repentance · Community
— earlier collection
Church History – 20th Century
Orthodox
· 2025-09-25
· Hamburg
· Deutschsprachige russisch-orthodoxe Kirche
The text describes the history of the Russian Orthodox Church from reform efforts through the restoration of the Patriarchate to the severe persecution under the Bolsheviks and Stalin.
Community · Justice · Hope
— text from the website
Appeal for Solidarity with the Suffering
Catholic
· 2025-09-21
· Würzburg
· Bistum Würzburg – Predigten des Bischofs
The text interprets Riemenschneider's altar as an expression of war trauma and calls for global solidarity with those who suffer.
Mercy · Community · Justice
— text from the feed
O you who believe!
Sunni
· 2025-09-19
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
The DITIB sermon calls on believers to actively live out the commandments addressed to believers contained in the Qur'an in their daily lives in order to find salvation.
Responsibility · Community · Justice
— earlier collection
Draw us to yourself, for then we shall be saved
Catholic
· 2025-09-15
· Würzburg
· Bistum Würzburg – Predigten des Bischofs
A sermon that explains the Jubilee indulgence as an aid to spiritual renewal and calls for conversion in the Holy Year.
Repentance · Mercy · Community
— text from the feed
I Love the Mosque, I Am Learning My Religion
Sunni
· 2025-09-12
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB Friday sermon that emphasizes mosque education as an Islamic mandate and calls for electoral participation in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Knowledge · Community · Responsibility
— earlier collection
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and Family Ethics
Sunni
· 2025-09-05
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB Friday sermon for the Mawlid week that presents the Prophet's family life as an ethical model for marriage, forbearance, and cultural transmission to children.
Mercy · Care · Community
— earlier collection
Tomoiki: Living Together Through Compassion
Mahayana
· 2025-08-31
· Konen
· Einfach Buddha – Jodo-Buddhistische Gemeinschaft
The text connects the concept of living together with Jodo Buddhist teaching to promote an inclusive way of being together based on compassion and equality.
Community · Mercy · Justice
— machine transcript of a recording
Remembering the Prophet (s), Understanding Him, and Living According to His Example
Sunni
· 2025-08-29
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
On the occasion of the 1500th anniversary of the Prophet's birth, the DITIB calls on believers to practice his ethical virtues, such as humility and justice, as a model in their own lives.
Humility · Community · Justice
— earlier collection
Hasbunallah we ni'mel-wekil - Allah suffices us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs!
Sunni
· 2025-08-22
· DITIB Religionsamt
· Köln
· DITIB
A DITIB Friday sermon that presents health as a divine blessing and a trust, and calls for the care of body and soul.
Responsibility · Gratitude · Repentance
— earlier collection
Detailed Catechism by Philaret
Orthodox
· 2025-08-19
· Hamburg
· Deutschsprachige russisch-orthodoxe Kirche
The text honors Saint Philaret of Moscow and presents his catechism as a central Orthodox teaching text in a modern German edition.
Knowledge · Humility · Care
— text from the website
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
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