God never tries to overwhelm us. More than anyone else, God respects our freedom. God lies everywhere, inside us and around ...

The Catholic faith draws on the word of God. We know God and his truth not in the light of our own reason — created, finite and limited — but in the light of his Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3). He ...

If God were completely “other,” we could not relate to God because God would be different from us in every way. But Genesis assures us that we are made in the image and likeness of God. So even in the ...

I had a hard time coming up with a theme for this column, but then, while fixing lunch, I got, “God’s Presence.” So let’s talk about this and see if ...

Walter Wangerin, a widely recognized writer on the issues of faith and spirituality, wrote: “The difference between shallow happiness and a deep, sustaining joy is sorrow. Happiness lives where sorrow ...

What book are you reading? “Practicing the Presence: The Inspirational Guide to Regaining Meaning and a Sense of Purpose in Your Life by Joel S. Goldsmith.” Tell me about it. “This is a book by Joel ...

The small marble table from a Roman-era home was adorned with carved acanthus leaves and the body of Dionysus. When I saw it in the archaeological museum of Thessaloniki, Greece, I broke down crying, ...

This article originally appeared in the September 2, 1983 issue of Christianity Today. The Confessions of St. Augustine are currently stirring me at a very deep level. Some years ago I read a copy of ...

Sadly, many have forgotten or maybe they have never known the history of human suffering, along with the gratitude the ...

Without a thought for the pain it would cause, I threw the gift out the front door. I do not remember being punished. I hope ...