“It wasn’t even really a decision,” said Cyris Kissane ’24. “There was a tipping point, sometime during my junior year, where I found that I couldn’t focus. Three weeks into the quarter, I realized my ...

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” This old adage is not often heard these days, but as a cliche, it does what all good cliches do, which is point to some obvious and necessary truth. The truth in ...

In the mid-20th century, Roy Torcaso sought to become a notary public. But in order to accept such a position, Torcaso would have had to declare his “belief in the existence of God” so that he could ...

Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves; FāVS News editor ...

The International Theological Commission has released a new document dealing with the question of the validity of sacramental marriages in the absence of faith. (CNS illustration/Mike Crupi) A lack of ...

Many Christian churches read the story of doubting Thomas the week after Easter. According to John’s Gospel, Thomas was not with the other disciples when Jesus appeared to them on Easter evening. When ...

A lack of faith in God can damage marriage, even to the point of affecting its validity, Pope Benedict XVI said. "Faith in God, sustained by divine grace, is therefore a very important element for ...

In comments to Catholic News Agency, Bishop Philip Bacarreza Rodriguez of Santa Maria de Los Angeles in Chile explained that the looting and thefts that have occurred following the earthquake on ...

Some may find it hard to imagine a Christmas without packed pews and festivities in places of worship filled to the brim with family and friends: attending a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service can ...