Master of Saint Augustine, "Scenes from the Life of St. Augustine of Hippo" (c. 1490), central panel of a triptych Belgium, Bruges (all photos courtesy the Morgan Library & Museum unless otherwise ...

The Qur’an states: “And We have preferred some prophets over others, and We gave (Prophet/King) David, Psalms.” (17:55) and “David! We did indeed make you a viceregent [khalîfah] on earth: so judge ...

I know no better way to say it or write it. Life has those kinds of moments—the kind where human language experiences the poverty of speech, unable to adequately describe personal or communal pain.

In times like these we need to turn ourselves frequently to the Psalms. In them there is an intoxication with “the world above the world,” an acknowledgment of God at every step, a quest of the soul ...

Pope John Paul II met with 5,000 pilgrims during his general audience Feb. 4, offering his reflections on Psalm 15 as he continued his teachings on the psalms and canticles from the Liturgy of the ...