I have usually entertained some ambiguity if not cynicism about New Year s resolutions.

With Thanksgiving approaching we might ask: Where does gratitude fit in the spiritual life?

Mary Oliver reminds us of the mystery and necessity of poetry.

Cutting a cross into Irish soda bread dough before placing it in the oven serves both a scientific purpose and a spiritual one.

A celibate spiritual leader who is not a priest, a philosopher with a doctoral degree who is not a professor, Vanier is not easily categorized.

What can Catholics learn from our brothers in the Eastern church?