Dad’s face was gaunt, with skin hugging his high cheekbones and gray stubble enveloping his chin and upper lip. His bony shoulders poked out from a baggy...
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Parish name: Madonna Parish Location (City, State): Fort Lee, NJ Year founded: 1858 Diocese: Newark Pastor: Rev Bruce Janiga Number of parishioners: 1281...
Confession: I’m really bad at being bored. Traffic jams, my morning commute on the train, a long check-out line at the grocery story—waiting for...
Happy Friday! As always, your weekly roundup: A gunman stalked onto an Oregon college campus on Thursday and opened fire, killing nine people and wounding...
Parish name: St. Paul the Apostle Location (City, State): Westerville, Ohio Year founded: 1913 Diocese: Diocese of Columbus Pastor: Rev. Charles F. Klinger...
Happy Friday! And now, a special edition of the papal rapid fire roundup: In his first remarks on American soil, Pope Francis on Wednesday told President Obama...
There is a small Byzantine chapel in the basement of the library at Yale Divinity School. Named after Henri Nouwen, the visual focus of the tiny, round room is...
In the age of social media, something that dominates news coverage one day can soon slip our collective consciousness as coverage shifts to something new. And...
Rarely does late night network television provide something as emotional and poignant as Stephen Colbert’s CBS Late Show did Thursday night. In...
Happy Friday! As always, your weekly roundup: Pope Francis on Tuesday told priests to forgive repentant women who have had an abortion. Turns out plenty U.S...
