Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to renew their commitments to ...
Five recommended spiritual reads for Advent and Christmas
This year will be different.
That's the promise many of us make to ourselves just after Thanksgiving each year. We make silent oaths that we won't spend too ...
The Religious Landscape of People in their 20s and 30s
In many ways, the 18-to-34-year-old crowd is a sought-after demographic. Advertisers continually try to lure young fashionistas, techies and foodies with their cutting-edge wares. Television executives craft sitcoms ...
"Your faith has made you well," Jesus says to a woman who seeks out his healing presence. "Go in peace, and be healed…" (Mark 5:34). Many people who ...
A Catholic Ride Through America's Evangelical Landscape: by Peter Feuerherd
Visit Jerusalem in Orlando! Journey into the Sinai Wilderness! Expect to be inspired! These are some of the many exclamations splashed across the Web site for The Holy ...
Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women: by Christine B. Whelan
Reviewed by Renée LaReau
In a well-known "Sex and the City" episode, Miranda, a high-powered attorney who works 16-hour days, tells a man she meets at a speed dating ...
An interview with the author of My Life with the Saints
Rev. James Martin--Jesuit priest and associate editor of America magazine--has written and edited numerous books on the spiritual life, including the memoir In Good Company: The Fast Track from the Corporate ...
A quick glance at the "inspiration" section in any large bookstore is all one needs to determine that books classified as spiritual writing occupy a large tent. Joseph ...
John Allen's new book on Opus Dei attempts to separate fact from fiction regarding the most controversial force in the Catholic Church.
Chances are, for most people, the words “Opus Dei” conjure up the image of an albino assassin monk, Silas, or the mysterious and haunting “Teacher” in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci ...