Why does the church celebrate St. Francis by blessing animals?
St. Francis of Assisi was known to have a love of the natural world and of creation; countless legends are told about him that attest…
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The Saint and the Sultan
As the former city editor and senior religion writer for Newsday, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Paul Moses is well aware of what it takes to…
The Rocco Report
He may not be the pope but if chapters 1-3 of “The Gospel According to Rocco” have proven anything it’s that Whispers in the Loggia‘s…
Nurture vs. Nature
A little over a year and a half ago my husband and I moved into our first house. As I walked around the wintry backyard,…