“Faith is a gift,” writes Dominican Father Gustavo Gutiérrez. “To receive this gift means putting oneself behind Jesus as he walks, putting his teachings into...
Theology
What do you think of when you hear the word pray? The Lord’s Prayer? Praying before meals? Chances are, it has something to do with words or speaking. But...
How to Read the Bible By Harvey Cox (HarperOne, 2015) In 1965 a young Harvard theologian named Harvey Cox achieved national fame with The Secular City...
Imagine if we were able to see evolution as a sign of the unlimited potential of God’s creation, rather than a threat to our limited point of view. For the...
I once found great comfort in the black-and-white world of apologetics. The Catechism of the Catholic Church provided the answers to all of my questions...
Would you recognize the word of God? Not the words from the Bible, which are sufficiently formal and weighty to convey proper divine authority, not to mention...
Recently, I received some free life advice at Starbucks, courtesy of the horoscopes baristas had clipped from the newspaper and taped to the back of the...
Do you know what it is like to be invisible? To hear your friends talking about you behind your back? To be unable to walk down the street without being...
This essay appeared in the February 2000 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 65, No. 2, pages 18–21). I remember the day well. I stood with my classmates in the St...
In the 21st century, facts, especially provable facts, are often superior to truth and memory preserved in the simple telling of stories. Our spiritual...
