Parents and Prodigals As my daughter leaves for college, packing up her belongings, she is still a stranger to me.
Virginia Stem Owens | July 29, 2008
Galileo and the Powers Above The convoluted tale of a faithful Catholic caught in a web of theological inflexibility, papal power, and his on political naivete.
Virginia Stem Owens | October 1, 2002
Good Friday Part two of The Great Reversal, a CT Classic article
By Virginia Stem Owens | April 20, 2000
Thanksgiving at Fair Acres A meal with my mother and other nursing-home residents opened a small crack in their stony detachment, and gave a brief glimpse of the kingdom of heaven.
By Virginia Stem Owens | November 13, 2000
Karla Faye's Final Stop How my hometown deals with being the execution capital of the world.
Virginia Stem Owens | July 13, 1998
The Jesus ‘Technique’ As a Communicator He Surprised, He Befuddled, and He Was Never Predictable
Virginia Stem Owens | September 21, 1984
The Fatted Faithful Why the church may be harmful to your waistline.
Virginia Stem Owens | January 11, 1999
The Visit An almost clichéd form of Christian service to the elderly remains one of the most vital.
By Virginia Stem Owens | September 1, 2004
Watchman on the Walls "Between heaven and earth, and victim and offender, stands Texas death-row chaplain Jim Brazzil"
Virginia Stem Owens | May 21, 2001