Just how many species of animals are there on the globe? It's a question I asked myself after visiting the Alaska SeaLife ...

Almost every tour guide here who has spoken about totem poles has emphasized that they are in some way spiritual but are not ...

Predictions of the impending end of the world -- or some major catastrophe that will lead to it -- have been legion across ...

Ketchikan, Alaska -- Almost every tour guide here who has spoken about totem poles has emphasized that they are in some way spiritual but are not specifically "religious." What the guides seem to mean ...

The best estimates say there are about 15.8 million Jews in the world, compared with 2.4 billion Christians and 2 billion ...

My trip to Alaska with my bride is ending and the blog should return to normal by Wednesday, Sept. 3. Been here celebrating ...

Before I tell you about this incredible new book that recounts the history of The National Catholic Reporter, I feel a need to disclose my several connections to this courageous and resourceful ...

ALMA, Kan.-- In the serendipitous way the world often seems to work, I'm here in the Flint Hills for a few days and reading a book that contains an essay by a man who should have spent a few days in ...

A few weeks ago here on the blog, I wrote about why our American government keeps track of religious liberty in other countries and puts pressure on violators of religious freedom. With that as ...

The recent trial, conviction and sentencing of the man who murdered 11 worshipers and wounded six more at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 has, once again, put the spotlight on resurgent antisemitism in ...

Anchorage, Alaska-- My trip to Alaska with my bride is ending and the blog should return to normal by Wednesday, Sept. 3. Been here celebrating Marcia's birthday with friends. In the meantime, if ...

Two wonderful things about the United States: Citizens enjoy religious liberty, protected by the Constitution, and that frees them to believe anything thing they want to believe, as long as they don't ...