The Los Angeles Times recently described the growing field of neurotheology the intersection as one would suppose of the neurological underpinnings of religious experience Geoffrey Mohan writes Other animals have hierarchies organized behaviors even a semblance of norms Only humans have relig

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A day after a federal judge's Jan. 5 ruling struck down the state's ban of same-sex marriage, Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski sent a letter to archdiocesan employees stressing that they need to "understand the church's position" on this issue.Along with the letter, which he s

“There should be recognition of a diversity of forms,” said Bishop Bonny of Antwerp.

Pope Francis reminded the faithful that Christian love is to be expressed with concrete acts, and he pointed out that words are not enough.Speaking during his homily on Thursday morning during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, the Pope said that God leads the way with love, and that it is through love t

In the fourth installment of quot The Living Word quot lecture series New Testament scholar nbsp Amy-Jill Levine will present quot Jesus rsquo Parables Jewish Stories Christian Interpretations Universal Lessons quot The event nbsp will take place Wednesday March 11 at 6 30 p m at the Ame

In some sense the Christmas story is one of borders. The Gospel of Luke tells us that the Holy Family’s journey begins with a population divided, a census of “the whole world...each to his own town” (2:1-3). And, in the Gospel of Matthew, Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, then f

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Tirupati India Tirupati is a temple town out in the middle of the plains of Andhra Pradesh From those plains seven hills arise green and cool all the more powerful with their craggy cliffs At the top of the hills mdash the Tirumala holy mountain mdash sits what is said to be the most popu

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The New York Times nbsp recently profiled the transformation of the city of Worcester M A location of the College of the Holy Cross which was founded by the Jesuits in 1843 It looks like students will no longer need to be trekking to Boston for a slice of city life and things to do nbsp From o

Pope Francis will make his second trip to Asia, with stops in Sri Lanka and the Philippines, from Jan.12 to 19. Gerard O'Connell, America's Rome correspondent, is accompanying the pope and will provide ongoing coverage and analysis. O'Connell writes that "mercy and compass

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Leaders in the realm of social and economic justice pointed to Pope Francis as kick-starting a renewed focus on the poor, praising his approach and message.The pope's emphasis on Jesus' mission of bringing "good news to the poor, liberty to captives, new sight to the blind and to set th

Migrants are key concern of Italian cardinal-designate's ministry