(RNS) — “We make our own history,” Eleanor Roosevelt said. “The course of history is directed by the choices we make and our choices grow out of the ideas, … read more

Portions of my morning walk with Joy and our dog Gracie take us through the Kisatchie National Forest. In the winter months, we wear headlamps to light our way because we return… read more

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 is a curious blend of the pastorally profound and the apocalyptically curious. Paul’s admonition, “that you may not grieve as those who… read more

When Giovanni di Bernardone was born, his Italian father was in France making a killing in the silk trade. So when Dad got back home to Assisi, he called the boy Francesco: the… read more

The streets of downtown Boston can be a nightmare to navigate — and not just during rush hour. Rather than the grid pattern that would eventually develop in other American… read more

Read Rev. Howell's previous 'Tis the Season articles covering the 2016 election here. I’ve always been fond of Paul’s words from a prison in Rome, when he was… read more