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Jeff Strickler

Jeff Strickler

Reporter  |  Faith+Values

Phone: 612-673-7392

E-mail: jstrickler@startribune.com

Jeff Strickler covers religious news for the Fath & Values Section.

Recent content from Jeff Strickler

  • Rabbi prompts a few titters on Twitter
    We owe Rabbi Hayim Herring, executive director of St. Louis Park-based STAR (Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal), a big smile for tipping us off to the Twitter account of Rabbi Rami Shapiro.
    Nov 6, 2009
  • Living out her faith
    A Muslim woman, condemned by religious extremists for helping unwed mothers, wins the $1 million Opus Prize.
    Nov 4, 2009
  • Episcopalians in Minnesota will elect new bishop today
    Day No. 2 of the diocese's annual convention includes a vote on five candidates, two of whom would represent a first: the first openly partnered lesbian to be elected a bishop, or the first Native American.
    Oct 31, 2009
  • A crossroads of faith and policy
    Clergy and their congregations are considering the moral and ethical dimensions of the health care debate.
    Oct 26, 2009
  • Faith+Values: ELCA, Methodists form partnership
    We interrupt the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's continuing struggles over gay clergy for news that would have made been big headlines any other year: a partnership between the country's two largest Protestant denominations, the ELCA, with 4.6 million members, and the United Methodist Church (UMC), with 8 million.
    Oct 23, 2009
  • She's a win-win woman
    What a deal: Garage-sale devotee collects the unsold items to help others.
    Oct 16, 2009
  • Planet theory another hidden gem in 'Narnia'
    If your first reaction is disbelief when you hear that the Rev. Michael Ward found a secret code in C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" novels, he understands. It was his first reaction, too.
    Oct 16, 2009
  • Twin Cities priest named bishop of Duluth
    Twin Cities priest named bishop of Duluth just months after another big promotion.
    Oct 15, 2009
  • Case alleges abuse by impostor deacon
    A 28-year-old man is challenging the archdiocese's statements about a con man he says sexually abused him.
    Oct 12, 2009
  • Saved by Schindler, Leyson visits St. Paul
    The youngest survivor on Schindler's List will visit the Twin Cities on Tuesday.
    Oct 9, 2009