The Afghan Whigs‘ first new song in five years, “I’ll Make You See God,” is raw emotion. Frontman Greg Dulli’s lyrics don’t make much sense — there’s something about everything becoming “ebony,” and ...

We are creatures of habit. So are dogs. My two chihuahuas are always eager for bedtime, always reluctant to rise from sleep, and always insist that their meals be served on schedule. But the two of ...

Ancient Near Eastern deities were dynamic beings. Their presence was manifested through actions like storms, fertility, omens, war, justice and judgment, orgasm and childbirth, illness and healing, ...

We recently added a new element to our weekly order of service. God-sightings, it is called. Instead of bird-watching, keeping an eye out for cardinals, or sparrows, or even the occasional catbird, we ...

The small marble table from a Roman-era home was adorned with carved acanthus leaves and the body of Dionysus. When I saw it in the archaeological museum of Thessaloniki, Greece, I broke down crying, ...

On the way to school, I told my girls there was something I wanted to ask them. As I prepared to write a story on a delightful new book on how children see God, I realized I never asked my daughters, ...

Some time ago at a local nursing home, I spoke with a 96-year-old Catholic woman (I’ll call her Claire) who was suffering from various ailments, including the loss of her eyesight. I’d grown to know ...

In Joan Osborne’s immortal classic “One of Us,” the singer questions, “If God had a face what would it look like?” In a new study, three experts in psychology and neuroscience took Osborne’s question ...