In today’s episode, we’re looking at a poem by the American writer, Helen Hunt Jackson, the development of the world’s first vaccine, and the life of Maria von Trapp.

In today’s episode, we’re looking at a poem by the yogi mystic, Tulsi Sahib, the anniversary of the Harwick mining disaster, the first female Anglican priest and robot clergy.

In today’s episode, we’re looking at the history of the Prayer of St. Francis, the televangelist, Oral Roberts, and the spirituality behind Apple computers.

In today’s episode, we’re looking at a poem by the great African-American poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar, the baptism of John Wilkes Booth, and the death of the devout beer-maker, Arthur Guinness.

In today’s episode, we’re talking about an anonymous Navajo poem, Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible,” and the arrest of a woman in NYC for smoking a cigarette.

In today’s Spiritual Almanac, we’re talking about a poem by the Buddhist monk, Ryokan Taigu, Carter’s pardon of Vietnam draft dodgers and the birthday of the Russian mystic, Rasputin.

In today’s Spiritual Almanac, we’re talking about Inauguration Day traditions, Myrlie Evers-Williams invocation at the 2013 inaugural ceremony, and the spiritual backgrounds of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

In today’s Spiritual Almanac, we’re talking about a song by Mordechai Gebirtig, the first Warsaw ghetto uprising and National Popcorn Day.

In today’s Spiritual Almanac, we’re talking about Martin Luther King Jr.s’ last sermon, the black surgeon who performed the first open heart surgery and the life of Sargent Shriver.

In today’s Spiritual Almanac, we’re talking about a poem by Kahlil Gibran, World Religion Day, Ben Franklin and the day Prohibition went into effect.

In today’s Spiritual Almanac, we’re talking about National Religious Freedom Day, Pope Francis’ “A Prayer for Our Earth,” the first Persian Gulf War and Hamilton’s Lin Manuel-Miranda.

In today’s Spiritual Almanac, we’re talking about a poem by the Polish artist, Cyprian Norwid, National Bagel Day, Henry VII and the co-founder of Amnesty International, Sean Macbride.

In today’s Spiritual Almanac, we’re talking about Lewis Carroll’s life and his poem “Jabberwocky,” the Russian saint, Seraphim of Sarov, and the counterculture event, the Human Be-In.

In today’s Spiritual Almanac, we’re talking about a poem by Rudyard Kipling, Wyatt Earp’s burial in a Jewish cemetery and Johnny Cash’s concert at Folsom Prison.

Today’s inspiration comes to us from the sixteenth-century Hindu mystic and poet, Meera. Although biographical details about Meera are sketchy, secondary sources tell us she was forced to marry the crown prince of Mewar in 1516. According to legend, her in-laws tried...

Topics covered in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by the mystic, Julian of Norwich, the religious philosopher, William James, the first Jewish person elected to office in America and England’s first public lottery at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Topics covered in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by the English writer, Thomas Hardy, Napoleon’s marriage annulment and the religious views of Ethan Allen.

Topics covered in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by Jewish-American poet, Rebekah Hyneman, mermaids and the feast day of Adrian of Canterbury.

Topics covered in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by the Byzantine monk, Symeon the New Theologian, the expulsion of the Jews from Genoa, Italy, voting rights for Black men in Washington D.C., and the death of the founder of the Scouting movement.

Topics covered in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by the 19th century Indian poet, Ghalib, the first Black performer at the Metropolitan opera and the wedding anniversary of the world’s most recognized author of horror fiction.

Topics covered in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by the Irish poet, Katharine Tynan, Epiphany customs, and vignettes about Mother Teresa, Joan of Arc and John Smith.

Topics in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by the English poet, William Blake, Henry Ford’s eight-hour workday, the utopian vision of the inventor of the disposable razor and George Washington Carver.

Topics in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by the Japanese writer Miyazawa Kenji, Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society,” Solomon Northrup and Isaac Newton.

Topics in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by the Sufi poet Rumi, the excommunication of Martin Luther, women’s rights activist Lucretia Mott and the writer J.R.R. Tolkien.

Topics in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by Mechtild of Magdeburg, the “Little Flower” and the first religious radio show.

Topics in today’s Spiritual Almanac include a piece by Rainer Maria Rilke, the Quakers’ emancipation of enslaved people in 1788 and Betsy Ross.