A cradle Episcopalian, the 34-year-old Graves, like many Christians, was taught that Jesus had died for his sins and for the ...

Dismas’ endurance beyond Jesus’ death is what makes him a companion to the long-suffering. He has gone before those for whom, whether by age or chronic illness, every breath is a burden. Dismas is a ...

In Sean Hewitt’s novel, “Open, Heaven,” two isolated boys develop an intense, undefined relationship.

His birthday was last week, and he was delighted to show me the necklace he had been given by a friend. In fact, he took it off so I could ...

We cannot resuscitate Western civilization without an alliance with our fellow biblical religion that has done more than ...

A new book tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs, a 19th-century British Jew who played a complicated role in the colonization ...

The Jewish holiday of Passover (the Hebrew word for Pesach) is based on the story of the Exodus in the Jewish bible. How the ...

A blog post by Sue Wilson, CSJ, for KAIROS, a joint venture ecumenical program administered by the United Church of Canada.

The Todah (the last offering we will read about before Pesach) in Parashat Tsav and the Korban Pesach both convey the same ...

Last week, we begin reading the book of Leviticus, which opens with the word “Vayikra," or "And He called.” Commentators note ...

The merkavah is, within the realm of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish thought, a vehicle that transports the Divine throne or ...