Here's a 2006 review from The New York Times of one of Richard John Neuhaus's better-known books, Catholic Matters: Confusion, Controversy, and the Splendor of Truth. In the book, Neuhaus, an intellectual leader of conservative Catholicism, argued that American Catholics...
Back when the DMN had an award-winning Religion section, Tyra Damm was the assistant editor. She spun off a while back to motherhood and freelance work. That work includes a regular column in our sister publication, Briefing. A recent column...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "As a clergy woman who was mentored by Kathleen, it was truly an honor to know her and to have been a part of Kathleen's life. ... Kathleen's body was broken but God...
"To me, there are three things we all should do every day. ... Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. Number three is, you should have your...
A Carnegie Mellon University professor whose "last lecture" of life's lessons became an Internet sensation -- and led to a best-selling book -- was celebrated this week for challenging people to strive for more than they thought they could...
Randy Pausch, the 47-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor whose battle with pancreatic cancer became the subject of a best-selling memoir, "The Last Lecture," has died. Here's the story. And here's some background on Pausch, his book, and his inspiring...
Susan Atkins was one of the lunatics convicted with Charles Manson in the 1969 cult killings of seven people in Los Angeles, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate. Atkins (pictured above entering court in 1971) is serving a life sentence....
"I'm glad I am making the best of a bad situation, but I certainly would have rather not been in a bad situation to start with." -- Randy Pausch, a 47-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor who has terminal cancer. (He...
In this week's Religion Sneak Peek, Jeff told you about the amazing tale of Randy Pausch, the 47-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor who is dying of pancreatic cancer. Pausch gave a "last lecture" in September that has become an...
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