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 ...

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 ...

August may be behind us now, but last month offered two milestones we'd be smart to pay attention to. A month ago today, MTV marked its 25th anniversary, while ...

Catholic Suicide Dear Rocco, I will always read your impressive work, a gift handed down to you by no one other than God. I also felt unease about the women's ordinations on the river in ...

In June 2004 Rutba House, an alternative Christian community in Durham, North Carolina, developed this list of ideals meant to shape the nascent "new monastic" movement, which includes The Simple Way and dozens of other ...