The priest has been gone for seven years, but I still look to him for guidance. I’m a Methodist, so Father Eddie Bernal wasn’t my priest, but as he was to so many in San Antonio, he was my friend.

Like St. John of the Cross, we wait expectantly in the darkness. As we sat down for lunch, my bishop got right to the point: "You should definitely be pastoring: You preach the Word, you give good ...

At the close of an awful year, a religion scholar offers reflections on resisting despair in dark times, for the religious and non-religious alike. The editor of this publication wasn’t exaggerating ...

I can't remember much of the conversation in that consulting room. Just two words lodged in my mind: manic depression. Until I began to respond to a sense of call to Christian ministry my life had ...

Together but separately we are currently experiencing the darkness of the COVID-19 crisis. Many are sick, others are dying, families are grieving. There is loss of employment, loss of insurance ...

The days approaching Hanukkah and Christmas are filled with anticipation! The songs on this week's AcousticConnections reflect that feeling, and some express the Holiday message that hope and joy can ...