One cannot become wholly man in any other way than by being loved, by letting oneself be loved.

Modernity developed only in the West — in Europe and North America.  Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed.  The question is, Why?  The answer — at least the most important answer to that question — is Christianity.

It is only by enduring himself, by freeing himself through suffering from the tyranny of egoism, that man finds himself, that he finds his truth, his joy, his happiness.

Religious arguments and split families are as old as time.

What does it mean to become a Christian.

The tradition often has emphasized our thirst for God.  But Mother Teresa focused on God's thirst for us. 

Does modern physics provide evidence for the existence of God?

Let not the year go round and round, without a break and interruption in its circle of pleasures.

Here are a few steps — in no particular order — that can help us draw closer to God.

Self-examination, repentance, and reconciliation are rarely painless. A few simple questions and answers might help us on our way.