As technology allows bodies to live longer than ever before, palliative care could playing an increasingly important role in end-of-life decisions.

My father was a decorated New York City police officer, but he retired early to focus on his drinking.

On this feast, we concentrate upon the Eucharistic elements themselves: the bread and the wine, which become the very presence of Christ in our midst.

I grew up in the era of “Black is Beautiful.” But standing before ‘La Moreneta’ was different.

Brian Doyle's essays were filled with grace and unconcerned with grammar.

“Yes, some are H.I.V.-positive, but what is that?” asks Sister Agie. “They are precious children; they have their whole life before them.”