Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to renew their commitments to ...

As a scholar, peace activist and Army veteran, David Cortright offers a unique perspective on war and peace issues. A professor at the Kroc ...

This year will be different. That's the promise many of us make to ourselves just after Thanksgiving each year. We make silent oaths that we won't spend too ...

In many ways, the 18-to-34-year-old crowd is a sought-after demographic. Advertisers continually try to lure young fashionistas, techies and foodies with their cutting-edge wares. Television executives craft sitcoms ...

"Your faith has made you well," Jesus says to a woman who seeks out his healing presence. "Go in peace, and be healed…" (Mark 5:34). Many people who ...

Visit Jerusalem in Orlando! Journey into the Sinai Wilderness! Expect to be inspired! These are some of the many exclamations splashed across the Web site for The Holy ...

Reviewed by Renée LaReau In a well-known "Sex and the City" episode, Miranda, a high-powered attorney who works 16-hour days, tells a man she meets at a speed dating ...

Rev. James Martin--Jesuit priest and associate editor of America magazine--has written and edited numerous books on the spiritual life, including the memoir In Good Company: The Fast Track from the Corporate ...

A quick glance at the "inspiration" section in any large bookstore is all one needs to determine that books classified as spiritual writing occupy a large tent. Joseph ...

Chances are, for most people, the words “Opus Dei” conjure up the image of an albino assassin monk, Silas, or the mysterious and haunting “Teacher” in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci ...

After the death of John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict the XVI, print and broadcast media pundits regularly bandied about phrases like "defender of church doctrine" and "watchdog ...

On the surface, Christmas shopping season is at its peak and our lists of "must haves" and wants are long. But will full shopping bags and trees blockaded by presents fulfill all our Christmas desires? ...

Sitting in her wheelchair and tethered to a constant supply of oxygen, 84-year-old Sr. Rose Thering doesn't exactly fit the image of a righteous crusader for change. But this Dominican sister who ...

In the introduction to a collection of her radio interviews broadcast on National Public Radio, Fresh Air host Terry Gross has a few words for potential skeptics: "You may be wondering ...

On Election Day 2004 all eyes were on the state of Ohio, where some voters stood in line for hours to cast their presidential vote. Busted Halo asked some young voters in Columbus, the state ...

Whether it's Pilates or spinning, marathoning or extreme kayaking, Americans love their exercise. No doubt the number of new gym memberships and fitness-related New Year's resolutions will spike in a couple ...

Robert Barron, a young priest and theologian, recently coined the phrase "beige Catholicism," lamenting that Catholicism, in its effort to blend seamlessly into the fabric of American life is in danger ...

Opening day awaits As the River City Rascals' home opener approaches, radio baseball announcer Phil Giubileo's to-do list grows longer. As the broadcast voice for this Frontier League single "A" team located 35 miles west of ...

On a recent Saturday night, my husband and I went to a concert for an Irish punk band he had been following for over half a decade. We arrived at ...

"Some dreams can't be shared," warns the tagline for "House of Sand and Fog." And thus the ominous stage is set for dreams to collide: those of Kathy Nicolo (Jennifer Connelly) ...