For decades, I have admired Ron Hansen, the gifted author of many novels, including one of my favorites, Mariette in Ecstasy, about the religious experiences of a young nun in upstate New York. “Luminous” is how one reviewer described the book, and I think of that adjective every time I

Two years ago an Italian scientist published a book entitled The Mystery of the Shroud, an examination of the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, the cloth that many believe to be the burial cloth of Jesus mentioned in the Gospels. This book asserted that contrary to scientific studies from the lat

Every unnecessary death is a tragedy; but they don't all get the same coverage.

Group erects statue of “Baphomet,” a goat-headed god, in Detroit.

What the president (and everyone else) should know about the people of Kenya

'Watchman' tells the story of one of the most beloved of all characters in American literature

ldquo It rsquo s an error of mine rdquo said Pope Francis yesterday en route from his visit to South America back to the Vatican The Pope rsquo s in-flight media conferences have become a genre in themselves a vivid example of the ldquo New Evangelization rdquo and journalists have learned

Aloysius Gonzaga needs rescuing from the hands of overly pious artists.

Pope Francis’ revolutionary new encyclical calls for a “broad cultural revolution” to confront the environmental crisis. “Laudato Si” is also quite lengthy.

Any ground that we traverse is holy ground.