"Only God's grace can close the infinite distance between us and God, and that is precisely what God did at Christmas," writes NCR's Michael Sean Winters.

Water off a duck’s back. Norman MacCaig was an Edinburgh boy with the Highlands in his heart. Born on 14 November 1910, his father Robert was a chemist from Dumfriesshire, while his mother Joan (née ...

Today’s debates over immigration and assimilation have their roots in patterns of settlement that go back centuries.

As soon as he was nominated to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with his Crusader cross tattoo and his attendance at a hard-edge Calvinist church, became a natural vessel for liberal fears about ...

Christmas resurrects grief like no other holiday. We have so many Christmas memories tied to friends and family and meals.

With Tim Pawlenty out of the presidential race, it is now fairly clear that the GOP candidate will either be Mitt Romney or someone who makes George W. Bush look like Tom Paine. Of the three most ...

While Prague sells its mystique, Bratislava’s churches hold untold stories of faith, conflict and solidarity uncovered by photographer Andrej Ďuríček.

Last week, LEADERSHIP Lifestyle, suggested classic literatures centered around the theme of Christmas in preparation for the ...

The author and his last act : with this novel two mighty Pullman trilogies have come to an end ...

While Prague celebrates its myths, Bratislava’s churches hold lesser-known legends that reveal a city rich in spiritual and historical depth.