On Aug. 6, we wrestle with the dramatic extremes of good and evil, as symbolized by the ancient glory of the Transfiguration and the utter destruction of that first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

I spoke with friends who work with young people, and young people themselves, to get the hardest questions about God and religion.

When is the first time you pray during the day? For me, if it’s not when I wake up in the morning, it is at the beginning of my workday, with all my coworkers.

Given his own frailties, the last place the pope should have visited is South Sudan, but he put us at the center of the world.

The singer made something beautiful for the One who could—who would—dress her wounds.

It would have been nice if someone had told me how to go about learning to love God. Because I have discovered that, for most people, it is something that they have to learn.