The cult of redemptive violence is one of the darkest currents in the political thought of the last few centuries. Although they were not squeamish, ancient writers on violence such as Thucydides, ...

America’s newest foray into a Middle Eastern war has me reflecting on what the scholar Walter Wink once described as the “Myth of Redemptive Violence.” That is the belief that “violence saves, that ...

“I understood that to become a saint one had to suffer much, seek out always the most perfect thing to do, and forget self... I do not want to be a saint by halves. I'm not afraid to suffer for You. I ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis met with a cancer association at the Vatican on Friday and shared a reflection on how there is power and meaning in human suffering when it is united to Christ. “If one ...

On a Sunday in early 2018, I stepped into the pulpit knowing I was taking a serious and potentially costly risk. I was about to share a deeply personal story of my weakness and failure yet a story of ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A friend once told me that the only time she writes in her journal is when she's just broken up with a guy. I suspect a lot of people can relate ...

The Peaceable Kingdom. In 1834, a Quaker called Edward Hicks painted a scene of lions, cheetahs, cattle, goats, a bear, some lambs and three languorous children, all sprawled on the edge of a forest.