Episode 1: Episode 1: Our restless, insatiable spirit (27 min.) "We humans are infinite spirits in a finite situation, and that’s a sure formula for restlessness," Fr. Rolheiser tells interviewer Tom ...

Simchat Torah celebrates the role of the Torah in Jewish history. This holiday is not mandated by the Torah itself but emerged through Jewish custom over time. The practice of completing the Torah ...

In the Hebrew Scriptures, divine fire represents the presence of God. Sometimes fire composed God’s body, as in Ez 1:27 or 2 Sm 22:9. Sometimes, fire was all that appeared when God appeared, as in Ex ...

One of the most moving weekly rituals is the Havdalah (“separation”) ceremony, when we intone a sweet-sad melody to the words, “Behold, the Lord of my salvation in Whom I trust and thus I do not fear, ...

The Way of the Cross is the way of love. It was love that motivated Jesus some 2,000 years ago to embrace his cross, carry it to Golgotha, and offer himself completely for our salvation. He was not ...

VATICAN CITY — The Church does not need “cold or lukewarm Christians” who are held back by fear, Pope Francis said Sunday. Instead, it needs Christians who are on fire with the Holy Spirit and ...

Installation view of The Barberini Tapestries at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) After 16 years of conservation, the 1644-56 Life of Christ tapestries by ...

Since their debut in 1996, the hip-hop outfit Jedi Mind Tricks has gained a tremendous underground following with their aggressive, homegrown sound. DIVINE FIRE chronicles the rise of the group from ...