That Jesus died for our sins is so ingrained in Christianity it seems almost absurd to question it. It’s in our creed: “For our sake, he was...
Author - Heidi Schlumpf
How the first witness to Christ’s Resurrection was made into a prostitute, and how women today are restoring their reputation. It all comes down to the...
By Jim Wallis (Brazos Press, 2013) Jim Wallis, the well-known evangelical activist and editor of Sojourners magazine, continues his conversation about religion...
For Rosa Manriquez, it was the Catholic school’s father-daughter dance. For Wendy Diez, it was the e-mail from the preschool teacher addressed to...
While not all single mothers are financially strapped, the poverty rate for families headed by single mothers, at 42 percent, is almost three times the rate...
Tim Russert did more than bring us the news. The host of Meet the Press also showed us how to take our jobs, our citizenship, and our faith seriously. f the...
It's almost as if Mel Gibson's The Passion has come to life. In Chicago's largely Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, some 7,000 people gather at...
Between Heaven and Mirth By James Martin, SJ (HarperOne, 2011) Perhaps I am not the best person to review this book. Although not completely humorless, I have...
The church requires two miracles before a person can be canonized. Why? A Catholic friar on a plane that made a dramatic emergency landing in Poland last fall...