The "Fab Five" have done a complete make-over of the Vatican this past week prompting His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, to say, "It is as it was." ...

I have some friends who made the parental decision not to expose their kids to the dangers of "make believe" characters like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Their reasoning was that if you weren't ...

More than once the kindness and generosity of strangers has touched and surprised me. But sometimes friends also show the depth of their generosity and affection. I experienced both of ...

The sun beating down on my face. The ocean waves crashing in. Just hanging out with friends. With a care-free attitude and laziness that is usually reserved for employees ...

No matter how patriotically we adhere to the slogan "Support Our Troops," it is to the US military that the slogan should apply the most. But, in some cases, the military may be a soldier's biggest ...

Readings: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16,19-23 Ephesians 2:4-10 John 3:14-21 We've all seen him. The crazy guy at a football game wearing a rainbow wig and holding ...

"I don't want to talk about anger right now," one of Saddam Hussein's advisors is reported to have said as he fled a Baghdad government building. Whole world's angry these days, isn't it? I suppose ...

In Oscar Romero: Memories in Mosaic, editor Mar?a L?pez Vigil paints a collective portrait of the beloved prophet, pastor, consoler, and martyr of El Salvador. Some 200 ordinary campesinos, priests, laity and even some wealthy people ...

There was nothing glamorous about watching missiles explode or about seeing an F-14 Tomcat smash into my ship's stern on its final approach. The Kitty HawkThe United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk ...

Arica, Chile—Even thousands of miles away from the current conflict in Iraq, war is the principal theme on people`s minds here. The newspaper carries stories of U.S. military might next to worldwide protests, with ...

Sex, drugs, and mandolins. That pretty much describes the first half of Francis of Assisi's life, says best-selling author David Spoto. His book, Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi ...

I have a large nose. I have a bad sense of humor. I don't date much. Basically, by saying the first two sentences I probably didn't have to add the third one, right? And I spend a ...

"Let's get physical, physical. I wanna get physical…" I can still picture the headband, the 80's perm, and the cliché fat sweaty guy. Yep, I remember Olivia Newton John's ...

Every year I give up chocolate for Lent�it's a no-brainer for me. But this year I decided to raise the bar a little and get to the heart of something that's been chipping away at ...

Type Ngawang Sangdrol's name into any Internet search engine and prepare to be bombarded. A quick Google hunt reveals over 2800 web pages carrying her name?with good reason. Ngawang Sangdrol, a Tibetan Buddhist nun and ...

Bless me, Father , for I am about to draw a connection between Your Son's Passion-the story of his suffering and death read in Catholic and other churches this Sunday, Palm Sunday -and a "reality" ...

The Jesus Experience gives a broad overview of the history of Christianity in different parts of the world. While these documentary-style episodes are not quite on the same scale of entertainment as ...

I belong to Toastmasters, a public speaking organization that focuses on the art of speaking, thinking, and listening. I've been with my club for several years, and my big goal is to someday, some ...

My baby cousin Kaitlyn issues from small stock. Her father is short, her mother even shorter, and her grandparents no towering giants. Her eighteen months on this planet have been populated by people who talk ...

The events of Good Friday are violent, to put it mildly. The crucifixion of Jesus and all the events leading up to it are disturbingly violent, ugly, noisy, and bloody. John's Gospel account of Jesus' ...