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In an important piece today that's worth reading and remembering, the New York Times' Linda Greenhouse profiles Samuel Alito--beginning his tenth year on the Supreme Court--as the true conservative titan of the U.S. Supreme Court, more so than the unreliable Roberts and Kennedy, the erratic Scalia or the eccentric Thomas. [T]o the political right, and…

This is the last column Ill write before welcoming our second child into the world. I plan on taking some much-needed time to care for her, our family and myself over the next three months.

Writing for First Things, Father Robert Imbelli considers how the great 20th-century theologian Henri de Lubac, SJ, might have thought about the Synod on Syndality.

Worst to First? Seems highly unlikely, but at least one person out in the national media thinks its likely.

Next week marks the 100-year anniversary of the death of the first Baptist president of the United States. But if “Baptist” wasn’t the first word that

I dont think Baggini has earned the right to patronize religious believers, but its particularly striking that he does so after telling readers to question their own questions, advice he fails to heed himself.

Archbishop Fernandez will play the same role for Pope Francis that then-Cardinal Ratzinger played for Pope John Paul II. The contrast is striking.

MINGO JUNCTION — Students and staff in the Indian Creek Local School District are learning how to become effective leaders through a new initiative. The dis

First Things First... American actress and author Robinne Lee, star of films such as National Security, Deliver Us From Eva, Hitch and Seven Pounds, sat down with We Inspire Women principal, Cort...

Former Clemson star DeAndre Hopkins became a free agent upon being released by the Arizona Cardinals in late May after the team was unable to find a trade partner for the five-time All-Pro wide receiver.