“The function of prayer is not to influence God,” Kierkegaard said, “but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”

For the second day in a row, Pope Francis, who is suffering from a cold, suspended his public audiences scheduled for today, Feb. 28.

It is a beautiful thing when the sacred and the quirky come together in such a way that only Catholicism can arrange.

Anyone dissatisfied with the current state of elementary and high school education might ask why we don't return to classical educational models.

The pope’s spokesman said “his other meetings proceed regularly.” His words were intended to downplay the concern that his condition might be in any way serious.

We are always tempted to make faith into something that we handle, not a way by which we surrender.