Now that the president has received support for proposed military strikes in Syria from key Congressional leaders the likelihood of an attack seems more likely Yet rather than deterring behavior or bringing an end to the violence that has already cost more than 100 000 lives U S military strikes

I am often looking for spiritual books which might help my prayer and especially jog my imagination about God in my life By chance I found an excellent such book in Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices from East to West Daniel Ladinsky editor New York Penguin Compass 2002 The book co

A Czech friend suggested to me that we go see ldquo Tutankhamun ndash His Tomb and His Treasures rdquo now on exhibition in Prague The show chronicles the efforts of British archaeologist Howard Carter to discover and unearth the tomb of the 14th century B C pharaoh Replicas of more than 1 0

Washington is facing a decision it didn rsquo t want a choice fraught with moral peril global consequence human costs and political implications President Obama stunned the Capitol by deciding to do what he had said presidents should do require Congress to act before the nation commits military

Ever since the election of Pope Francis I rsquo ve been eagerly waiting to hear who would be named as the Vatican Secretary of State a position in the church that manages the internal workings of the Vatican the appointment of new bishops and the church rsquo s diplomatic relations In my previo

In just 24 hours an article written by Allison Benedikt on nbsp Slate nbsp titled ldquo If you Send Your Kid to Private School You are a Bad Person rdquo elicited more than 5 000 comments from readers It doesn rsquo t take much imagination to see why The title Benedikt an editor at nbsp Slate