Much of the world rsquo s attention was riveted recently with the referendum on marriage equality that was held in Ireland the events of which were blanketed on the front pages of newspapers everywhere and covered extensively on radio and television and all the social media But there was another e

Can experiences of wonder make us more altruistic?

The next time you are about to throw out that half-eaten container of fast-food take-out consider these facts about one-third of the world rsquo s food production and consumption nbsp systems either gets lost or wasted mdash that comes to about 1 3 billion tons the value of which comes to the as

Pope Francis seems to describe his life in the Vatican almost as if he were in prison mdash at least as far as his freedom of movement goes But that is not the first thing he cites when he talks about what he and prisoners have in common When visiting a prison he said quot I think to myself 3

Finding the strength to live every part of our lives more abundantly.

The closing day of the four-day conference at Georgetown University celebrating the close of the Second Vatican Council was devoted to the council rsquo s opening to other faiths especially Judaism and Islam It was also a day for tough questions and cautionary observations from interfaith interloc