The heart has its reasons, says philosopher Blaise Pascal, and sometimes those reasons have a long history.

The 17th-century theologian and scientist Blaise Pascal once wrote: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.”

Believers and non-believers alike have been arguing about the Resurrection since the day Jesus rose.

Good Friday was bad long before it was good, at least from outward appearances.

Fr. Ron Rolheiser will be a leader at the 2017 National Catholic Mission, addressing the theme “Our final gift,” based on Fr. Henri Nouwen’s thesis that death can be our final gift to others. Fr. Rolheiser addressed that concept in a 2001 column reprinted here with his blessing.

What is meant when certain schools of psychology warn us about our “shadow”? What’s our shadow?

Everything is gift. That’s a principle that ultimately undergirds all spirituality, all morality and every commandment.

All things considered, I believe that I grew up with a relatively healthy concept of God.

There’s an axiom which says: Nothing feels better than virtue.

Our society tends to divide us into winners and losers. Sadly, we don’t often reflect on how this affects our relationships with each other, nor on what it means for us as Christians.