Lovell spoke at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday night (Dec. 11) as part of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Apollo 8 mission that sent Lovell and fellow astronauts William Anders and Frank Borman into space to circle Earth’s gray satellite.

I for one have never known a mind more brilliant, more beautiful, more serious, more playful. The energy behind it was immeasurable, and the capacity for love.

"The Song of Bernadette" follows a classic horror-film structure in order to make a theological point that could not be more urgent.

This week, we talk with Sister Theresa Aletheia, the founder of the Memento Mori Project.

For the past 10 years, I have been able to share my journey of encountering God’s healing love and mercy at conferences and retreats with audiences of all ages and backgrounds across the nation.

Her voice disappeared, leaving an unrelieved haunting silence that signified the end of Susan Broxton’s earthly life.