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What is heaven?

Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross When a family member or a friend passes away, we often find ourselves reflecting on the question...

How the Catholic Church came to oppose birth control

Lisa McClain, Boise State University This month marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark “Humanae Vitae,” Pope Paul VI’s strict prohibition against artificial contraception, issued...

How Catholic women fought against Vatican’s prohibition on contraceptives

Mary J. Henold, Roanoke College Fifty years ago a fierce debate erupted in the Catholic Church over the papal document “Humanae Vitae,” which reiterated...

What is hell?

Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross The recent dispute over whether Pope Francis denied the existence of hell in an interview attracted wide...

How a group of California nuns challenged the Catholic Church

Diane Winston, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism California in the 1960s was the epicenter for spiritual experimentation. Indian gurus and...

Are religious people more moral?

Dimitris Xygalatas, CC BY ...

Martin Luther’s spiritual practice was key to the success of the...

Marion Goldman, University of Oregon and Steve Pfaff, University of Washington On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of...

Tricking and treating has a history

Regina Hansen, Boston University Over the past few decades, Halloween celebrations have gained in popularity, not only with children and families, but with all those...

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