We live in a world where the wisdom of Solomon is greatly needed. In the simple story recalled in 1 Kings 3:5-12, God appears to they young, newly anointed king and asks what Solomon would desire of ...

Sunday, July 26, is the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52 or 13:44-46. As humanity continues ...

Angel (Maimonides, Spinoza, and Us) successfully parses excerpts from the biblical books of Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and the Song of Songs to present a traditional but intellectually honest approach to ...

Ecclesiastes 1:7 “All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.” El Niño is a weather phenomenon that includes the ...

Driving past a sign last week, I couldn’t help but think of the untimely face-off on the debt ceiling in our nation’s capitol. The sign stated “Don’t cross this field unless you can do it in 9.9 ...

Why it’s good for Protestants to hear from the Apocrypha. When Cardinal Timothy Dolan moved to the podium to pray at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, his prayer may have struck you as ...

Apologies if this brings up troubling faux-memories for you, but the new movie Shazam! is about a superhero, not about Sinbad being a genie. But, if you want to know more about this superhero, ...