Conversations: Matthew Slater, a Super Bowl champ with his eye on higher things, retires from football
In an interview which took place before his retirement announcement this week, BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service speaks with NFL player Matthew Slater about his career, his faith and his plans for the future…
Multi-focals
When I first got glasses, I was adamant that reading glasses were for me. PICTURE: Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash I was worried that multi-focals would make me sick – which they can do for some people – so I chose single focus. My optometrist outlined the pros and cons of each but the decision was mine, and I […]
Essay: Holy Week starts off with lots of palms – but Palm Sunday’s donkey is just as important to the story
Churches around the world have just observed Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week. JOANNE M PIERCE, professor emerita of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, says the “deeper meaning” of the day is rooted in humility, rather than worldly veneration…
Sight-Seeing: Freedom is often not what we think it is
NILS VON KALM explores what true freedom looks like…
Pope demands humility in new zinger-filled Christmas speech
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats Thursday to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride, self-interest and the “glitter of our armor” was perverting their spiritual lives and corrupting the church’s mission. As he has in the past, Francis used his annual Christmas address to take Vatican administrators to task […]