Suicide and Loss of Faith
More people, it seems, want to kill themselves. While other causes of death in the U.S. are on the decline, the suicide rate has risen by a quarter, to 13 ...
Seizing an Illusive Prize
For just a few minutes, I ask you to suspend any disbelief you may have about Jesus’ resurrection and the gospel accounts about it because I want to write about ...
Unknown and Unsung Saints
Growing up Catholic, I used to read about the saints. That may sound quaint, and perhaps boring. But it wasn’t their piety that attracted me. It was the fact that ...
Making a Murderer
Several weeks ago, I finished watching the documentary series, “Making a Murderer,” on Netflix. Filmed over a 10-year period, it’s an unprecedented real-life thriller about Steven Avery, who was exonerated ...
Sounds of Silence
In a recent issue, Matt Malone, editor of America Magazine, passed along a joke about his religious order, the Jesuits, who have a reputation for being highly educated, sophisticated and ...
Is God a Feminist?
Definitely. OK, so we don’t usually think of him/her in those terms, which may conjure up women protesting, marching and going bra-less. But does God buy into society’s biases against ...