SAINTS & ART: The witness of St. Thomas Becket, whose feast day is Dec. 29, underscores the perennial truth that no earthly king reigns above Christ. Detail of Willem Vrelant, “The Martyrdom of ...

It's a contrast that contextualizes his emotionally dark yet deeply funny debut novel, Martyr!, about an Iranian-American poet grappling with addiction, loss, displacement and art. Akbar ...

The 67-year-old church was once a thriving parish. But the Archdiocese of Chicago decided to close the church due to a lack ...

So I had high expectation for Martyr!, his first novel. Three chapters into it, my considerable expectations were a speck in the rearview mirror. After finishing the novel, I couldn't even ...

He is writing a book about martyrs, a project that might persuade him to kill himself at the end; he isn’t sure yet. Into it, he carries the burdens of grace and rage: grace at having been too ...

A group of 25 pilgrims gathered at the English Martyrs Church by Tower Hill last Thursday morning, Feast of the Ascension, to take part in the Westminster Way Jubilee Year Pilgrimage, led by ...

Martyrs do not seek death ... Ninoy Aquino’s death has all the characteristics of martyrdom. Like St. Thomas More, Ninoy could have saved himself by staying in exile and swearing allegiance ...

NEW BEDFORD — The beauty of the landmark granite edifice that is St. Lawrence Martyr Church on Summer Street has struck parishioners and visitors for generation after generation. The time has ...

The relic “reminds us of the holiness of the person, whether martyr or pope,” he said. “It’s holiness that matters -- our devotion to Christ and how closely we follow him.” St. Thomas ...

Unfortunately for St. Thomas of Minnesota, its season ended Sunday in an 85-75 loss to Omaha in the Summit League championship game. St. Thomas, which recently made a rare transition from Division ...

While studying political science at the University of St. Thomas after World War II, Guy Schoenecker also managed to start a small business selling diamond rings to fellow undergraduates hoping to ...