Chicago Network for Justice & Peace

Mary, the mother of Jesus, enjoys a unique status in the Quran where she ( as Maryam or Miriam in Arabic, Aramaic and Hebrew ), the mother of Isa( Arabic for Jesus ) is mentioned 34 times, more times than she is cited in the New Testament. Mary is the only woman to...

Institute for the Works of Religion, the proper name for 'The Vatican Bank,' was created in June 1942 by Pope Pius 12 to deal with the money crises caused by WW2, to prepare for post-war recovery efforts, and to work against communist takeovers, especially in Italy...

Our way of doing marriage today is seriously flawed. It is based on an unnecessary confusion of the civil and religious jurisdictions and on an unhealthy misunderstanding of the act of marriage itself.Our way of doing marriage today is seriously flawed. It is based on...

"Men never commit evil so fully and joyfully as when they do it from religious convictions." Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623—19 August 1662). We are all acutely aware of the great evil done in the name of God. Every day the media report killings and other atrocities...

Once upon a time, when I was teaching a graduate course in the history of Christian thought and culture, a PhD student in Christian theology challenged me with this question: 'How can you justify homosexual activity?' My gut instinct as a scholar was to take refuge in...