Occasionally, a bit of scripture will float into public discourse, often in the context of politicians and civilians sorting through the implications of some bit of policy. The citations are as a rule ...

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 I cannot say that I dislike or disapprove of the saying. I use it myself. But I still stiffen when someone says, ...

How should we approach seemingly inconsistent messages in sacred texts? Religious types insist that contradictions in sacred scriptures are not cardinal flaws. They blame it on artistic classification ...

I read with great interest two Spotlight letters in the Jan. 9 Readers’ Forum (“Let him who is without sin cast the first stone” by Emily Gill, “Where’s the Sermon on the Mount when you need it?” by ...