In trying to understand the present it is helpful to examine it from the perspective of the past. In the Book of Judges, we find the familiar story of Samson ...

For generations of Jews, the Shabbat represented an unbreakable freedom. They knew every new Pharaoh was a phony, and that no ...

The provocation we receive from today’s reading is not an indictment but an invitation. We are forgetful simply because we are human. I believe this image of God’s grieved heart offers us a chance to ...

Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by ...

In Charlottesville, where I live, we used to have a great DIY house-show venue called Magnolia House. I had a lot of great ...

Hartford Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne said the diocese will cooperate if ICE raids Connecticut churches as Trump ...

If someone is human and in need, they will find help from the Catholic Church.

"From the Pulpit" is a weekly column of faith, shared by Central Illinois faith leaders. This week: On Donald Trump holding ...

What the Bible and history tell us about the claim that God gave the land of Israel to Abraham and his descendants.

Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.

Servant of God Rhoda Wise (1888-1948), a Catholic laywoman, was a wife, mother, and convert from Canton, Ohio. Born to ...

Jonah is aggrieved with God for showing grace to the people of Nineveh because he regards them as “outsiders” who are not ...