As we know, Descartes died (1650), but his ideas haven't disappeared. Today we can argue that Descartes' brilliant thinking undergirds much of modernity's individualism, an approach to life that, ...

Today, we hear the Genesis account of God's test of Abraham. Often when we think of Abraham as the man of great faith, we are remembering his leaving everything behind in order to go to the land God ...

Scripture teaches us that pride is a sin that separates us from God. Instead, do justice, love kindness and walk humbly. Getty Images I was 15 when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, sparking the first ...

So begins one of the most popular—and most divisive—pieces of modern liturgical music. Already with the first line, a flurry of critics complain, “Don’t make me sing the part of God!” Some even take ...

Long before books could be printed on a mechanical press or a digital printer and delivered to your door at the click of a button, they were written and copied by hand, word by word, with hand-cut ...