Pastor Jeff Laustsen, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Rockville Centre: While some of our definitions of sin have changed with the times (few of us fret over whether we should eat meat offered to idols) ...

"We are all sinners," is a popular quote from Pope Francis. But a recent survey indicates "we all" disagree on exactly what's a sin. Is it using artificial contraceptives? Squandering energy resources ...

In a world in which evasion, dissembling and question-begging are the coin of the realm, it’s refreshing to hear politicians like Joe Curran, who this week denounced as “hypocritical” the investment ...

Few personal sins have more raw power to shock and fascinate or call down judgment and shame than sexual indiscretions. But what conduct society deems truly sinful is a shifting – and often ...