The Book of Ruth tells an important story in the history of Israel—but also reminds us to take seriously the lives of ordinary people—villagers, immigrants, married people, widows and the poor.

As we give thanks for John Courtney Murray, S.J., we should probably temper our gratitude and be mindful that “the Murray project,” as it is sometimes called, brings with it some caveats.

Saint Ignatius was opposed to women Jesuits for reasons that were cultural, practical and canonical, but other Jesuits were not. The question was a hot topic in the early Society.

“Our bodies are mortal, but our soul is, by its nature, immortal and created to spend eternity with God,” says Dawn Eden Goldstein.

David Tracy's two-columns collection of previously published essays present a compelling argument for the value of theology in today's troubled world.

Anglican theologian and biblical scholar N. T. Wright argues that the only way to real understanding is the revelation of God in Jesus Christ.