Is your view of God big enough to encompass the entire universe…and all the life that may be in it?

On Thursday, NASA is expected to hold a press conference about a new find made by its Kepler planet-hunting telescope. It’s possible it could involve finding an extrasolar planet that’s very similar to Earth. This isn’t 20th-century science fiction anymore. Gone are the days when talk of extraterrestrial life centered around UFOs and abductions by little green men. It’s no […]

Pope Francis, it’s not unloving for God to “lead us into temptation”

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has made news for being one of the most unconventional recent popes. He has suggested that the Catholic Church needs to change its attitude toward certain issues, opted to eschew the typical papal residence for a modest guesthouse, and occasionally drawn the ire of both political conservatives and theologically conservative Catholics. He […]