There are few things more intimate than a person’s breath. Love songs speak tenderly of our breaths, Listerine has made a fortune from sanitizing it, and emergency room physicians carefully monitor ...

As a physician, I witness countless first and last breaths. As a Christian, I am constantly reminded of how God breathes life into us through his Spirit. The scalpel sliced through the uterine wall.

Sunday, May 19, is Pentecost. Mass readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. Pentecost is a feast about fire, a transformative, refining, ...

In the Creed, Christians proclaim their belief that the Church is holy. But let’s be honest: the Church is far from perfect. We see its flaws all too often. So, what does it really mean to say the ...