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Or how I spent my summer vacation.

Newspaper clippings document teetotalers’ dedication, even in driving rain.

Wrinkle cream becomes the latest in a long, long line of products sold to support monastic communities.

A political scientist finds much to admire about the sixteenth president—but scant connections between him and our current leader.

These are the steps I took to find the right college.

100 Years of The Christian Century.

Constructive criticism is a bit of an oxymoron in our home—but we're working on it!

Cracking the mystery around a popular carol.

As the Roman Catholic "patron saint of politicians," Thomas More is not quite a model for all seasons.

"What Would the Founding Fathers Do" about the application of Christian principles to American politics? A few cautionary words.

The attempt to bring European Christians together forced one reformer, Caspar Schwenckfeld, straight to the fringe.

What if you announced the rapture, but God didn't show up?

Non-Catholics' spiritual status improved dramatically from Unam Sanctam to Vatican II, but where are we now?

Views from inside Roman, English, and German prisons give a sense of how kidnapped 5775 might feel.

If you want to know what the establishment of religion looks like, check out church history, not American tax law.

Is the "main character" in the church's story God, transforming faith, or an inspired yet wayward community?