What might Aquinas himself have thought about all the attention to his traveling skull—that fragile and now empty case for the brain behind one of the most productive minds of European philosophy?

Praying for the president does not mean that you endorse everything he says and does. All should pray for him and the country, even those who hate him.

My favorite carols are often among the least known.

The Advent season prepares us for the incredibly humble journey of Jesus’ birth. This carol provides another dimension of this humility. 

Aquinas’ embrace of insights from Greek, Muslim and Jewish thinkers stems from his passionate pursuit of the truth about God and creatures—a pursuit that demands an open heart.

What are our young people learning? What will we do as people of faith to actively mitigate suffering? And, finally, what about the future?