I stood on the corner looking into the children's playground. At one o'clock on this chilly afternoon I found it empty after my walk in the park. Past the dry sprinklers were the two tire ...

Can there be any example more illuminating about what faith demands than Mother Teresa's recently revealed crisis of faith? Crisis of faith…and Mother Teresa? Yes, the two go together. She was human ...

Most of us can identify certain teachers or mentors who have had a profound impact on our lives. The same can be said for particular books that have shaped our view of ...

 Ever had a revelation? Ever, in the middle of everything ordinary, touched the depths of what is mystery ? Despite the post-New Year hangovers, this is just the time for revelations. According to ancient tradition, the 6th ...

Ever had a revelation? Ever, in the middle of everything ordinary, touched the depths of what is mystery ? Despite the post-New Year hangovers, this is just the time for revelations. According to ancient tradition, the 6th ...

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-Throughout the years people from diverse cultures have developed many festive customs in preparation for Christmas. Among the most popular back home in ...

Many people have mixed emotions about the holidays. Families separated the entire year are thrust together again under difficult circumstances. Old wounds and resentments resurface. Relatives with whom we have limited contact and conversation suddenly ...

No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known.--John 1:18, Bible reading, December 25When I was a teenager I used ...

December 13—This morning in Rome it was announced that the pope had accepted the resignation of Cardinal Bernard Law, the Archbishop of Boston. This brings to an end one part of the yearlong priest sex ...

Phew. What a relief—at 24, I finally had it all figured out. I mean, how difficult could this whole religion and God thing be? Well, it turns out that I had a lot more to ...