A memoir of desire, relationships and spiritual transformation.

A few weeks ago I spent a muggy evening on my front porch ruminating: I wondered how it was that in a lifetime of reading I had seldom encountered a book whose primary character was a mother.

L rsquo Osservatore Romano the official Vatican newspaper has praised mdash wait for it-- ldquo The Blues Brothers rdquo the 1980 comedy starring John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd as a classic Catholic film As moviegoers of a certain age will remember the film focuses on Jake and Elwood Blu

John L. Esposito's new book deals not so much with the future of Islam as with its present.

Three plays showcase stage and screen talent.

Cutting a cross into Irish soda bread dough before placing it in the oven serves both a scientific purpose and a spiritual one.