“That tree is very important for me,” an older Jesuit said to me, almost 30 years ago. We were at Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, Mass., standing on the broad lawn that overlooks the ...

God doesn’t have a gender, but his pronouns do. Terms and their meanings have always shifted as cultures change. Over the last several years, some of the most significant controversies in the public ...

Sunday, June 12, is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. Mass readings: Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity we do well to ...

Most biblical prophets eventually develop low expectations. Very few people listen to them; fewer still are willing to change their lives because of the prophets’ message. At this point, the term ...