Robert Orsi makes a brave choice in his recent book Between Heaven and Earth (Princeton University Press). “There’s a taboo associated with speaking out of...
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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) was named Speaker of the House of Representatives last week, following the resignation of Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), who struggled with...
For some Americans, the end of October is a time for dressing up in your most creative costume and eating mountains of fun-sized candy bars. A time for...
The Pastoral Summit project, headed by Paul Wilkes, has been seeking out excellence among Catholic parishes and Protestant congregations since the late 1990s...
Parish name: Madonna Parish Location (City, State): Fort Lee, NJ Year founded: 1858 Diocese: Newark Pastor: Rev Bruce Janiga Number of parishioners: 1281...
People of faith call the Bible the inspired word of God. It seems like such a simple matter: One presumes the Bible must be true, good, helpful, and...
At my 30th class reunion, one of the lectures offered was by a young psychologist doing cognitive research. He showed us a three-minute video, and our task was...
Halloween: What a great holiday! It beats the heck out of Arbor Day six ways to Sunday. Around this time every year, I’m asked by Christian parents about the...
I grew up in a very strict, fundamentalist Christian home, the kind where the man’s word was law, and women, not just children, were not allowed a voice. My...
Looking back at all the debates that took place before, during, and after the Synod on the Family, the most serious and most common misrepresentation of...
