The idea for this Catholic writer's book came from a rabbi, which will not seem remarkable to readers who quickly notice Barbara Mahany's eagerness to pay attention to everything the world offers up.

What happens when an AI expert asks a chatbot to generate a sacred Buddhist text? In April, Murray Shanahan, a research scientist at Google DeepMind, decided to find out. He spent a little time ...

Richard and Nancy Mebane of Dallas are the proud owners of a 1599 Geneva Bible printed in London, which they recently brought it to a special service at First Presbyterian Church in Wilkes-Barre, ...

It was my mom's birthday the other day. She died 14 years ago of cancer. She would have been 74 years old. Every year I scan my bookshelves for her copy of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" written by ...

If ever there was a richer set of readings to ponder or exegete than the set from today, I have yet to see it. The third Sunday in Ordinary Time is set aside by the church as Word of God Sunday. The ...

It's time now for another conversation about the different ways we find meaning in the world with our colleague Rachel Martin. It's part of her series called Enlighten Me. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RACHEL ...

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