After 40 some years of writing these articles I have found one of the questions I’m asked most is how I can be certain that really is a heaven. I usually say that the proof is in God’s word. The ...

Delighted city dog owners agreed Friday with Pope Francis’ comforting comment to a distraught boy that the lad’s recently departed canine would be welcome in the hereafter. “That’s great!” said ...

One viewpoint: All those who enter heaven will have eternal life, will be full of joy and free from suffering. But do not expect equality in comfort, gifts, joy, position, possessions and rewards in ...

Is there a pet door on the Pearly Gates? During his weekly address in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis comforted a young boy who was distraught over the recent death of his dog by telling him, "One ...

Paradise Lost is an epic poem written in the 17th century by John Milton. It is a tale about Satan, his fall from Heaven, and his rebellion against God. Paradise Lost discusses the nuances in morality ...

How conditions on earth shape our views of the afterlife. In Heaven in the American Imagination (Oxford University Press), Gary Scott Smith surveys the vast landscape of religion in the United States, ...

For me, there would only be Hallmark movies which end happily and with a kiss! And sit coms, because we need laughter, a lot of that, and people who make us laugh at ourselves --perhaps the subject ...