Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and ...

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When I shared my thoughts on substituting God with you, dear reader, I’d have never dreamed so many of you would write me, telling me they included me in their prayers. You probably won’t be happy to ...

What keeps you from loving others the way you, yourself, crave to be loved? And conversely, what’s lacking in your life (or more accurately, in your heart) that keeps you ...

Mariela Gavino, a 27-year-old entrepreneur, has spent the last six months launching I Love You So Much Books, a new and used bookstore designed to connect the community.

Theresa Phung works at Yu & Me Books in Manhattan’s Chinatown. She recommends “Blob: A Love Story” by Maggie Su. Su tells of ...