What happens after we die?  It’s the kind of question most of us tuck away, hoping we won’t have to face it until absolutely necessary—until life, or a random headline, brings it out of hiding. That…

So what do we know about the new Pope? That was the question echoing everywhere within minutes of his election Thursday afternoon. All those carefully crafted lists—the so-called ‘Papabili,’ the supposed “favorites”—suddenly didn’t matter.  Instead,…

"Christ is risen - He is risen indeed!" These words have echoed through centuries of Christian worship. But they raise an interesting question: How do we know? What makes us so sure? Thank you for…

The girl in the wheelchair couldn't walk. The doctors didn't believe her. Her own body had betrayed her, and now the medical establishment was doing the same. "You're making this up," they said, their words…

There are moments that change everything - when the world seems to pause and history pivots. Today, as bells toll across Rome and the faithful gather in St. Peter's Square, we experience such a moment.…

A few years ago, Business Insider magazine had a cover story that said "Google wants you to live forever." At first glance you might dismiss it as a public relations campaign to further dominate the…

On a quiet afternoon at Montclair State University some years ago, I had a profound conversation with a colleague who'd become a dear friend. Though not Catholic herself, she was a faithful, devout Christian whose…

The term "gaslight" has re-entered our vocabulary in the last decade. Which is pretty remarkable when you realize the origin of it comes from nearly a century ago, from an obscure British play, called, unsurprisingly…