How Can a “Good” God Allow It?

Tracey, a young, healthy nurse working among the disadvantaged, is driving from one town to another when the engine of her car dies. Passersby offer to tow her car, and ...

Who Is Oscar Romero and Why Should We Care?

I recall my surprise when I first went to El Salvador and at community or church events saw huge photos of Che Guevara next to ones of similar size of ...

A Comeback for Religion?

Every once in a while, you hear or read something completely unexpected. That was the case recently when I read in America Magazine a story about a resident of Paris ...

The Most Important Question

It was an erratic journey for Francis Collins, the famous geneticist who heads the National Institutes of Health, noted for his discoveries of disease genes and leadership of the Human ...

Life’s Blue Light Special

My sister, Carolyn, likes to tell this story about me when I was a newly-married householder, but she may not remember it as I do. She was visiting as my ...

Why Many Young Catholics Stay in the Church

Sophia was 25 years old when she was interviewed for the book, “Young Adult Catholics, Religion in the Culture of Choice” by Dean Hoge et al, a book to which ...