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Metaphor in a Government-Founded Church Sep. 06, 2018
Last week, I was intrigued by all the fanfare attendant upon the national farewell to the late Sen. ... Read More
A Cancer on the Papacy? Aug. 31, 2018
This summer, the sex scandal that has bedeviled the Catholic Church went critical. First came the s... Read More
Tear Down the Protections for Pedophile Priests Aug. 27, 2018
In an extraordinary communique to the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis on Monday acknowle... Read More
Pope Francis' Promising First Step Aug. 23, 2018
In an unprecedented message to the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis this week bluntly ack... Read More
The Pennsylvania Horrors Aug. 21, 2018
First, the grand jury report: The accounts of abuse, humiliation and degradation on young people. An... Read More
The 'Democracy or Republic' Fight Aug. 10, 2018
In the fourth century, the theologian Athanasius wanted Christians in the western Roman Empire to us... Read More
We'll Sing; You Breathe Jul. 18, 2018
Signs of our growing anxiety, as a country and as citizens, are everywhere, it seems. Physicians des... Read More
A Teenager's Visit to the Border, and the Mile That Changed Her Jun. 20, 2018
If she wanted to, 17-year-old Mary Grace Geise could pretend that what is happening to migrants at o... Read More
Pope Takes Steps to Stopping Abuse Jun. 14, 2018
The world has heard it again and again — heartfelt, ringing pledges by Pope Francis and his pr... Read More
Learning From Those Who Live Long and Well Mar. 09, 2018
Last week I talked about the villagers of Tianna. Located in central Sardinia, their remarkably low ... Read More
Reverend Billy Graham Mar. 01, 2018
Growing up in the '60s and '70s in rural Marion, South Carolina, faith, belief in God and attending ... Read More
That Ain't Good English Feb. 19, 2018
Dear Annie: I have been attending a local church for about a year, and although I am very shy, I hav... Read More
What's Going on at the Vatican? Feb. 08, 2018
News emanating from the Vatican caught my attention this week. In an interview with Vatican Insider,... Read More
Church as Connection Dec. 13, 2017
You can commune with God-as-you-perceive-him while you're out walking or riding in a car — any... Read More
We Must Prepare for More Mass Murders Oct. 11, 2017
As Coloradans gathered in churches, synagogues and temples this weekend, they created soft targets f... Read More
Your Parents Will Love You Forever Sep. 19, 2017
DR. WALLACE: I'm 19 and still living at home with my parents. I love them dearly. They are wonderful... Read More
Nunofyerbizness Aug. 27, 2017
Dear Annie: I am a single mother in my mid-30s and recently graduated from college. Because of the c... Read More
Church Mortgage Jul. 26, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: Our 30-year-old daughter and son-in-law have decent jobs, have six children, live in... Read More
Sunday School or High School? Jul. 16, 2017
Dear Annie: I have never seen a question like this in your column, but here goes. My Sunday school c... Read More
The Church-State Wall Doesn't Need the Trump Touch May. 16, 2017
There are very specific and solid reasons why religious institutions qualify for tax-free status in ... Read More
