Tag: Saint Augustine
Why a 14th-century mystic appeals to today’s ‘spiritual but not religious’...
Joel Harrington, Vanderbilt University
The percentage of Americans who do not identify with any religious tradition continues to rise annually. Not all of them, however,...
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...
Why religions of the world condemn suicide
Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross
The recent suicides of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef and writer Anthony Bourdain have reminded all...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
