Religion

Anguish can teach valuable lessons, wise nun says

AMANDA SWARTZ Scenes of people helping people run through my mind like a movie montage, flickering man’s kindness and God’s provision like a reel.

ATLANTA — It looked like time might be running out for Chip Madren. One moment he was a normal 13-year-old, and the next, doctors were telling his parents a deadly cancer was spreading in his brain.

The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre is hosting an exhibition called Enemy Aliens: The Internment of Jewish Refugees in Canada, 1940-1943.

AUSTIN, Texas — It’s been 50 years since Madalyn Murray O’Hair founded American Atheists in Austin and went on to become the public face of atheism with her trademark defiant, in-your-face style.

Life of contemplation puts focus on prayer

Easter Sunday brings promise of renewal, not a plan for escape

There is a noisy restlessness to our culture. We experience a constant push to create, perform and make things happen. Even our recreation times need to be filled with activity and we constantly seek entertainment to keep a sense of emptiness at bay.

SEATTLE — What’s black and white and silver and has a trunk the size of your college dorm room? Here’s a hint: It was used by a Roman Catholic pope and by a bevy of American astronauts, including Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon.

The Catholic Church is making efforts to reach out to teens and young adults