A letter written by Albert Einstein on the creation of the universe is for sale publicly at the Raab Collection in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. It is valued at $125,000.
Faith Seeking Understanding: In their book Seeing Differently, three Anglican Franciscans return to the roots of the spiritual tradition of St. Francis to recover a vision of creation that is grounded in the Gospel.
Soul Seeing: A rover has been searching for signs of life on Mars. Might its findings challenge our religious beliefs about God, or help to narrow the centuries-old gulf between faith and science?
Soul Seeing for Lent: The mystery of resurrection is the constant and universal pattern, which is then made dramatic, daring and trustful in the personal body of Jesus. Science is now helping us to think this way.
Human beings must change their relationship with nature and view it not as an "object for unscrupulous use and abuse" but as a gift they are charged by God to care for and protect, Pope Francis said.
Commentary: In view of the pain of knowing people are dying despite the efforts being made by medical systems and governments, it is essential to try to read this reality through the eyes of our faith.
Distinctly Catholic: As Niebuhr outlines in these two answers to the problem of Christ and culture, the conversionists' more hopeful attitude toward culture is what distinguishes them from the dualists.
