When Church Doesn’t Feel Like a Spiritual Place

“As a child,” writes Annika Freese in a recent issue of America magazine, “I could never find God in his house. “Sitting in Mass I felt like a machine that ...

Obstacles in the Search for God

I try to be positive in these blogs. No one wants to read downers, especially in a blog whose aim is to help people who may have given up on ...

The “Real World?”

Entering “the real world” is a favorite theme of speakers at graduation ceremonies. They are usually referring to the “working” world of business and industry as opposed to the unpracticed ...

A Place for Loyalty?

One of the most powerful and memorable scenes in movie history is the baptism in the 1972 movie, The Godfather, in which “Godfather” Michael Corleone speaks for his godchild at ...

What Science Can Teach Us About God

People searching for God gain insights from many sources. An obvious source, for me, is religion because it directly addresses the question of the existence of God and his/her relationship ...

Religions: Are They All the Same?

Many people searching for God undoubtedly find the multitude and diversity of beliefs claimed by “people of faith” confusing, and even irritating. According to Wikipedia, there are approximately 4,200 religions ...