Virtues such as compassion, patience and self-control may be beneficial not only for others but also for oneself, according to new research my team and I published in the Journal of Personality in December 2025.
March for Life airs tensions with Trump’s ‘flexibility’ on Hyde Amendment
Gathering for the annual March for Life on the National Mall on Friday (Jan. 23), the anti-abortion demonstrators from every corner of the country listened patiently as the event’s organizers praised Vice President JD Vance, who addressed the march, and…
Invoking Torah, Jews are mobilizing against ICE in Minnesota
The Hebrews’ flight from Egypt is on a lot of Jewish minds right now, as the annual cycle of Torah readings has reached the Book of Exodus.
The next 170 Latter-day Saint temples signal emerging era for church
Half of the first six new Latter-day Saint temples scheduled to open this year are in the Philippines.
It Makes Sense That People See A.I. as God
Hark! A sign of the End Times. No, not the Four Horsemen, nor a black sun, nor the resurrection of the dead. The omen that the rapture is upon us is none other than artificial intelligence.
God Against the Algorithm
Four years ago, when I was a college freshman, a dear friend and I agreed to delete TikTok from our phones for two weeks to see what might happen. I never downloaded the app again. It took those two weeks…
How to Know If You’re Growing in Patience—or Just Giving Up
Whenever some terrible atrocity comes to light in the news cycle these days (in other words, about every 15 minutes), I hear the question “But what can we do?”
Meet The ‘80s Preacher-Comedian Who Inspired Joe Rogan
Sam Kinison, the famed comedian and actor, is remembered for his intensity, volcanic punchlines and the wild nights that carried him far beyond the boundaries most people never cross.
Review: Naming the Spirit
What does the Holy Spirit have to do with the arts and culture? It’s possible that there is a strong connection between the Spirit and the arts. Of course, when it comes to defining the person of the Holy Spirit,…
Vatican weighs Trump’s Board of Peace invitation but calls for respect for international law
The Holy See is weighing how to respond to the Trump administration’s invitation to join the Board of Peace, an initiative originally aimed at rebuilding Gaza that President Donald Trump now hopes to expand into a broader peacemaking coalition.
Russian intelligence targets major Orthodox Christian leader as ‘Antichrist in a Cassock’
“Antichrist in a Cassock,” “Antichrist of Constantinople” and “Devil Incarnate” were among the terms Russia’s foreign intelligence service used to attack the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Bartholomew I, accusing him of meddling in Ukraine and trying to push…
US ambassador to Israel issues response to Holy Land patriarchs concerns over ‘Christian Zionism’
The U.S. ambassador to Israel responded to a recent letter from the patriarchs of the Churches in the Holy Land on Tuesday, a highly unusual foray by a diplomatic representative into religious affairs in the region where he represents his…