In some way, suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.

So, are the four Gospels "myth"? Can they be trusted as historical records?

How about some respect for Catholics and others who object to treating pregnancy as a disease?

In the things of God and of the Holy Spirit, wealth is the rule; the more you have, the more you receive.

The great French Jesuit Henri de Lubac once wrote, "Suffering is the thread from which the stuff of joy is woven. Never will the optimist know joy." Those seem like strange words, especially for Americans.

Benedict XVI associates justice with judgment.

There are three debilitating effects of Original Sin: a darkening of the intellect, a weakening of the will, and a diminished unity of body and soul.

As the political leaders of Europe come together to try to save the euro, and with it the very project of European Union, I believe the time has come for religious leaders to do likewise, and I want to explain why.

Now what are we to understand by that wonderful thing, spiritual childhood, the one attitude which makes the kingdom of heaven possible?

I'm often struck by the way that conversations are depicted in movies and television shows.