For years before I actually traveled there, I dreamed of Africa. Elephants and gazelle and women with long necks infiltrated the landscape of my ...

Before I went to bed, I made sure I was clean. I purified the tub with all the soap in the tiny shampoo bottle. Immersed myself in ...

"Do you believe in love at first sight?"

For many Catholics, Marian apparition sites are tightly linked to the idea of healing. The places where Mary came to Earth are usually viewed as holy ground, charged with the promise of heavenly power and ...

It is with enormous pleasure and pride that we announce contributing editor and columnist Dr. Christine B. Whelan's selection for a Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship in Science & Religion—one ...

"A recent study found that 44% of American adults have changed their faith from when they were children. Have you changed your own personal faith, and if so, why?"

For many people, prayer is a private matter. Most of us prefer to pray alone and often squirm uncomfortably when someone suggests saying grace in a public ...

"What does the idea of sacrifice mean to you?"

So Heath Ledger passed away a few weeks ago, the final outcome of a long struggle with depression, substances, and wild living. While the thousands dying of starvation and ...

My husband isn't speaking to me. He isn't speaking to anyone, really. He's crushed by the Patriots defeat in last night's SuperBowl. I'm not that chatty either, but not because I ...