As Cambodians visited temples and gave alms on their ancient day of the dead in September 2004, I was holding a diaperless newborn. I had been working for a newspaper ...

Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Eminem and now Father Dave? Beginning on Monday December 4, Paulist Father Dave Dwyer will join Sirius satellite radio's growing roster of on-air talent when ...

In high school my best friend, Cathy, who went to an all-girl's Catholic school kept telling me, "The nuns say I have a calling." We used to crack ...

In uncertain times, we are invariably drawn to absolute truths that help us make sense of the world. One such immutable verity is the ...

Most of us can identify certain teachers or mentors who have had a profound impact on our lives. The same can be said for particular books that have shaped ...

"You can't be a saint," one of my students told me, matter-of-factly. I was a bit troubled by this, as I had just told my class at an all-girls Catholic ...

As the many diehard fans of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen had hoped, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan includes sixty minutes of ...

I don't often show it, but I'm a bit of a political animal. In college, I majored in political science with a primary concentration in American politics alongside an independent ...

I've been really busy recently. I've been dashing into church 10 minutes late because I had to send "just one more email." During Mass, I've been thinking about work rather than paying attention to the ...

Complete this sentence: "St. Anthony, St. Anthony..." Don't know it? Then you're not a real Catholic. At least not yet. The one thing that connects ...

Syn Holliday is a family man with three young children, a loving wife and a suburban home next door to a devout Mormon family his children regularly play ...

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 ...

Many Christians are familiar with the virtues of St. Mary of Egypt, who lived in the desert as a hermit for 47 years, devoting herself to God in ...

At first, clicking onto Fr. Bob Lubic's website seems like a relatively conventional Catholic experience in the internet age. The sublime sound of Gregorian chant wafts from ...

CNS Photo Americans love their pets. More than 63 million households have one and the numbers are on the rise. We take our animal companions on walks, to the beach ...

Now that I live in North Carolina, I find myself explaining a lot. I grew up Jewish in New York, a place where it's equally likely to hear ...

As time goes on, and this column keeps evolving, I've found something interesting. For once, I hope I'm wrong on this one but, just in case, let me ...

In recent years I have found that I do not recognize many names on the Billboard music charts. Perhaps this is a sign I am getting older and ...

As I wasn't blessed with enough talent to be one, I've always kept a special place in my heart for musicians. It's part envy, of course—a friend ...

As the firestorm of reaction cools to some sentences in Pope Benedict's talk on September 12 at Regensberg University in Germany, the questions of the hour are: What lessons ...