Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. In his weekly column, Paul Waldman of the American Prospect does a good job of highlighting a bizarre exchange during ...

Symbols are ubiquitous and necessary channels of communication in all societies. We see and recognize perhaps dozens of logos, trademarks, pictures and slogans every day, and instinctively understand ...

A wooden cross is silhouetted by the early morning sun at the First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St., Parkersburg. (Photo by Art Smith) As the faithful gather in church this weekend to celebrate Easter, ...

"Mount Calvary" (a painting by William H. Johnson, ca. 1944/ Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation) In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the ...

There has been a disturbing willingness on the part of some judges in recent years to treat the Christian cross as a symbol that isn’t, well, just Christian. The most high-profile and problematic ...

Upon visiting my church, above the altar you will see a symbol of a seagull inside a circle. Many have asked why is there a bird in a circle, instead of a cross? Why isn’t there a cross on the altar?

BOOK PICK: Do we know why an Orthodox cross looks a bit different, or what the St. Peter, St. Benedict and St. Brigid crosses are? Clockwise from upper right: anointing of the sick crucifix, cross of ...

My wife has a new cross necklace, given to her by some dear friends of ours. It’s a beautiful bit of silverwork, with flowing lines, flowers and a fish symbol. In fact, our house has a lot of crosses ...

The cross was an instrument of torture in the Roman Empire. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his resurrection turned it from a symbol of death into a symbol of eternal life for Christians. Modern ...