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Shared religious faith, along with a community of fellow believers, has been invaluable in navigating the cultural complexities   Written by Stacy M. Brown Special to NNPA Newswire When...

 “Does the Bible have authority over the Constitution?” During last Sunday’s NBC ‘Meet the Press’, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson got hit with a ‘gotcha’…

In this photo provided by St. Louis University, the Rev. John Padberg, S.J., director of the Institute of Jesuit Sources, speaks during a...

"Sopranos" star James Gandolfini visits with service members and civilians on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, March 29, 2010 during a USO tour. (VPhoto Credit: U.S. Military/SSG Ian M. Terry) by Father Edward L. BeckCNN Faith and Religion Commentator (CNN) -- The only time I met James Gandolfini, we talked about God. It was a chance meeting at the Broadway play "God of Carnage," in which he was acting. I went backstage to see someone else but was introduced to James. When he heard that I was a priest he laughed and said, "Gee, Father, I hope you didn't think this was a play about God."