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Loved, Lost and Laughed At Jan. 23, 2019
Dear Annie: I was married for 30 years to a man I loved deeply. I know perfectly well he is not perf... Read More
We Don't Like Anybody, Do We? Jan. 22, 2019
As the luminous Texas writer John Graves observed a few years back: "The Unco Guid and the Rigidly R... Read More
When a Career Is No Longer a Calling Jan. 10, 2019
Q: I'm a pastor for a Protestant church. When I decided to become a pastor, religion was important i... Read More
I Believe These Things Are True Dec. 28, 2018
I have worked during the Advent season to avoid writing my weekly column about politics. Instead, I ... Read More
Christmas in the Aftermath of Loss Dec. 27, 2018
Christmas is a glorious time of year for most families. It is a time of visits and reconnecting with... Read More
Happy Almost New Year Dec. 27, 2018
Christmas is a special time in our family. Our daughter Maggie loves decorating the tree, and her br... Read More
An Evidence-Based Faith Dec. 21, 2018
"Eighty and six years I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong," said Polycarp, the bishop of ... Read More
This Advent, Let Your Presence Be Your Present Dec. 20, 2018
Advent is a time of expectation and preparation for the celebration of Christ's birth. While much Ch... Read More
Conflicts Over Catholic Confirmation Dec. 16, 2018
Dear Annie: I am 14 years old and facing a dilemma. My father isn't particularly religious, but my m... Read More
The Authenticity of the Virgin Birth Dec. 14, 2018
F. F. Bruce is one of those scholars I have had to spend a lot of time reading in seminary. He resea... Read More
Family Time at Christmas Dec. 07, 2018
In our hyper-partisan age, it seems every newspaper and magazine writes columns on dealing with craz... Read More
The Women's March and Blindness Toward the Evil of Anti-Semitism Risks Losing It All Dec. 06, 2018
The Jan. 21, 2017, Women's March on Washington, the day after the Trump inauguration, stood out as a... Read More
Palestinian Terrorist Organizations Stand in the Way of Middle East Progress Nov. 29, 2018
The nation of Israel once again witnessed horrific rocket attacks on innocent men, women and childre... Read More
Fight Against Hate Nov. 08, 2018
The 11 people slaughtered as they worshiped on Oct. 27 at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue were n... Read More
War on the Jews -- Again Oct. 30, 2018
Once more, the Jews are targets of unreasoning hatred. It's "unreasoning" in that the irrationality,... Read More
Cardinal Wuerl's Record on the Pedophile Priests Aug. 22, 2018
In 1989, barely a year after he became the bishop of Pittsburgh, Donald W. Wuerl (now a cardinal and... Read More
Conservatives, Too, Undergo Secular Indoctrination Apr. 03, 2018
Many years ago, I attended a dinner at a wealthy man's New York City condo with, among others, one o... Read More
No, Roy Moore, God Won't Solve Our Problems Nov. 19, 2017
Roy Moore's die-hard supporters have shown a vast capacity to accept his denials as a procession of ... Read More
An Important New Step for Religious Freedom Oct. 11, 2017
Arguing for protection of religious freedom, the Trump administration has opened the door for employ... Read More
Trump's Foreign-Terrorist Order Defends Religious Freedom Feb. 01, 2017
"This is a religious test pure and simple," Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Monday. The senator, who... Read More
