Religion and Faith

Archdiocese plans property sales to pay bankruptcy debts
Sales of the chancery office and three other properties may raise as much as $11 million, an archdiocese official told a creditor's meeting Tuesday.
Archdiocese bankruptcy will include search for assets
To pay claims, forensic accountants will dig into the finances of the archdiocese, hunting for anything of significant value that may not have been already disclosed.
Aspen Ideas Festival: David Brooks 'character' speech
New York Times columnist and NPR commentator David Brooks said in his 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival lecture that we live in a competitive, technological and publicity-seeking culture. He suggests there are some values that can serve as an antidote or "counter-culture." Those values are honesty, humility, self-control and courage.
Would you like prayers with that?
Every Wednesday, pastors and volunteers at Bethel Lutheran Church near downtown Rochester wait for people to roll down their window and ask for a prayer to go.
Psychological biases play a part in vaccination decisions
Decisions about vaccinating one's children aren't simply a matter of weighing the relative benefits and risks. Psychologist Tania Lombrozo considers how subtle biases are also at play.