A: I am from a big “works” religion. Judaism regards as a sin only an errant act and not an errant thought or belief. So, I ...

Q: I read your column every week in Newsday. I was particularly interested in a question from M in Gainesville about faith being more important than works. My 12 years of Catholic education didn’t ...

This is an anniversary of sorts. Jan. 8, 2005, was my first “Faith Works” column for the Newark Advocate. You’re reading what’s just past the 1,040th entry I’ve had the privilege of ...

I n order for you to be accepted by God, you must be justified. This theological term describes people who have been declared ...

However, the doctrine, Justification by Faith Alone ... "For we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law." [Romans 3:28] Now this verse does not contain the word "alone." ...

This faith tradition has weathered persecution, schism and corruption for thousands of years and yet it endures. Humanity’s ...

I am also a man of faith, of Jewish faith, and as such, could not comprehend the [nativity] Scene as I saw it in the media.

If Jesus is right about the gospel, Jimmy Carter is in heaven. And so are a lot of other people—a number no man can count—who ...

"I still expect that my decision makers, who I appoint, understand their ultimate obligation is to the taxpayer, the citizens of New Mexico, and the students that they are supposed to support, serve ...