Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. To prepare for my new column project on regaining our humanity, I asked ...

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

What do I hope for in the next pope? My response is informed by the fact that I write as a millennial, mother, and a former spokeswoman for the local, instititutional Church in the Diocese of ...

Think about the last time you opened Netflix. Did you scroll through countless options or go with a recommended title? When you log into social media, do you decide what to see, or does an algorithm ...

What does it really mean to be a peacemaker? To work for justice? To get into "good trouble" for the sake of love? How do we form a happy, holy world? That's what National Catholic Reporter columnist ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Every year as I’m unpacking my grandmother’s nativity set, I hide the ceramic baby in a ...

There's no shortage of recent books on dog behavior, dog training, and dog-human relationships. Among my favorites is dog expert Vivian Zottola's new book, Being a (Good) Dog in The Human's World: ...

Every once in a great while paleontological fieldwork turns up a fossil so extraordinary that it revolutionizes our understanding of the origin and evolution of an entire branch of the tree of life.

It would be easy for Crowded House to fly on autopilot, playing one hit after another as they tour the globe. With lush and exquisitely rendered songs such as “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” “Something So ...