Friends, if there is one thing we can say for certain about life on earth, it is that this life is uncertain. In this ever-changing world, we do not know what awaits us at the next moment, the next ...

Across much of the modern world, faith is quietly changing shape. For centuries, religion functioned as a visible public identity, reinforced by shared rituals, buildings, and social expectations.

Georgetown University chemistry professor Joseph Earley had just dropped a hand-sized pebble, with a clatter, onto the table at the front of the lecture hall, and then held it aloft, while loudly ...

(RNS) — Ramadan, which begins Friday night (Feb. 28) for most people, is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, a time of fasting, prayer and reflection observed by nearly 2 billion Muslims ...

One of the many joys of my life is writing a weekly column for the Tallahassee Democrat. First asked to do this in March of 2012 as a community volunteer, I have done so now for 13 years. While it is ...

The chatbot will see you now? A new Stanford study suggests artificial intelligence is outperforming human doctors in diagnosing illnesses and making complex medical decisions. Meanwhile, drone ...

Religion seems to be a complicated and many-sided issue. On one hand, religion reportedly motivates charity, compassion, ethics, goodwill, kindness, morality, righteousness, selflessness, unity, etc.

This proverb — often attributed to Voltaire — reminds us that insisting on perfection can prevent us from making progress, taking action or embracing good things simply because they’re not flawless.