CNS Photo Americans love their pets. More than 63 million households have one and the numbers are on the rise. We take our animal companions on walks, to the beach ...

He was a Harvard-educated PhD whose star was on the rise in Washington, a trusted adviser to several administrations with access to highly confidential information. All of that changed ...

Now that I live in North Carolina, I find myself explaining a lot. I grew up Jewish in New York, a place where it's equally likely to hear ...

As time goes on, and this column keeps evolving, I've found something interesting. For once, I hope I'm wrong on this one but, just in case, let me ...

In recent years I have found that I do not recognize many names on the Billboard music charts. Perhaps this is a sign I am getting older and ...

As I wasn't blessed with enough talent to be one, I've always kept a special place in my heart for musicians. It's part envy, of course—a friend ...

As the firestorm of reaction cools to some sentences in Pope Benedict's talk on September 12 at Regensberg University in Germany, the questions of the hour are: What lessons ...

When I was growing up my mother constantly reminded me that "the path to God is not easy" but as the child of an atheist father and—to my mind—an ...

Though much has changed in recent years to allow openly Christian musicians to move out of the Christian rock ghetto, it is still rare to come across a ...

My last Pure Sex, Pure Love column bemoaned the craziness of the Bridal Registry. Instead of wasting hours, days, even months, learning about thread count and why you need a hostess set of silver, I ...