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 adding to these ...

To be clear: This column was written before Election Day. So I’m not being discreet or non-topical but pragmatic. How did it go? Well, by Friday I hope we know. Meanwhile… Last weekend I was in ...

In the U.S. Constitution, it’s spelled out fairly specifically in Article VI, the third clause: “The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, ...

The month of May means many things to different people: It includes Mothers Day, of course, and is in some Christian traditions devoted as a whole to Mary as the Mother of God. It also includes the ...

In her May 23 op-ed column, "The New Temptation of Democrats," Ruth Marcus asks an important question concerning Democrats and the issue of faith: "What does it profit a party to gain a demographic ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill describes his experience with loved ones experiencing dementia and the ...

This Sunday’s readings offer three different lenses to examine what is perhaps best left mysterious: how faith works within one’s tradition. “Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, ...

In a variety of settings, asking for “a moment of silence” is a frequent response to a recent tragedy or an occasion of loss. These can be quite meaningful, especially in a public forum like a ...

Author of “Eternal Justice: How God Intervenes for the Least of Us,” Philip Remington Dunn, has a passion for telling the stories of those he has crossed paths with as a criminal defense attorney and ...