Grandpa’s example speaks more eloquently than those of larger-than-life saints. A number of years ago I had a conversation with an acquaintance that has stuck...
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I traveled 5,375 miles to clap. It’s not as simple as it sounds. Clapping is more than just a routine motion—it needs purpose. We clap when we’re excited or...
Pawel Pawlikowski’s gorgeously shot film about the odyssey of a young Polish nun offers a sympathetic meditation on the mystery of faith, both corporate and...
On a recent Monday morning, Clare Harper’s cousin sent her a picture of herself for “Selfie Monday” via Snapchat, a texting and image-sharing service that...
Parish Name: St. Thomas the Apostle Location: Chicago, Illinois Founded: 1869 Diocese: Chicago Pastor: Fr. Elias O’Brien, O.Carm. Number of Parishioners:...
c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) From the moment news broke that U.S. journalist James Foley had been beheaded by Islamic State extremists in the Middle...
By John Cornwell (Basic Books, 2014) John Cornwell normally subscribes to the conspiratorial school of Catholicism, as demonstrated by his books Hitler’s...
Ten years ago, when I was a 14-year-old high school student, my religion teacher arranged for me to interview Father Patrick Ahearn, a leading expert on St...
As we grow older, we no longer need to “fit in” but are free to be ourselves and explore new ideas. “Old age,” the Austrian novelist...
c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) The Moral Monday movement, birthed by activists who protest the actions of the North Carolina General...
