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Concerns about the proliferation of data centers, better ways to boost economic development, and the reputation of the nation ...

Coronado High School is home to students of many different religions, each of which takes up a large portion of students’ ...

Adam Lambert and Andrew Lloyd Webber have released the official music video for their recording of 'Heaven On Their Minds,' ...

In a world filled with distractions and uncertainty, many young people are searching for meaning -- for a purpose that goes beyond themselves. The Augustinians of the Assumption, also known as the Ass ...

Some flowers traditionally represent particular values of the deceased or messages sent or received from beyond the grave. Daisies can stand for innocence and purity and are often found on children’s ...

Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

How will St. John Henry Newman, who will be declared a doctor of the church on Nov. 1, be known? There is one title that ...

Instead, intellectual integrity should make us open to indirect evidence that comes from beyond the realm of ordinary observation. I learned that viewpoint, in fact, from someone who lived only a ...

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After a lifetime of scandal, the president expresses doubt that he will be admitted to paradise. But he appears increasingly ...

Charles Brammall examines Luther for Reformation Day A commissioned a friend to knit a beautiful Martin Luther hat, which I wore to church this morning. We celebrated the day with a related sermon, ...