Lawrence Flake began his Tuesday morning Education Week lecture with a ?Peanuts? cartoon. He then went on to tell funny stories about many past general authorities and presidents of the church ? some ...

When editors nixed Sects and the City as the proposed name for my blog, The Seeker, I swore that it would eventually become the title of my one-woman comedy shtick. But is religion ever a laughing ...

A United Methodist bishop can sometimes draw solemnity from those around him or her due to the dignified position as a leader of the large Christian denomination and the seriousness of people’s faith.

WILLIAMSTOWN — As the saying goes, if you want to make God laugh, make plans! However, we also know that life with God is not meant to be only somber and serious, and so God is not the only one ...

Church history and doctrine professor Lawrence R. Flake shares his 'Mormon humor collection' during Education Week on Wednesday, Aug. 18, discussing examples of humor throughout Church history and ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prays every day for a sense of humor to help him as head of the Catholic Church, but beware of laughing at his jokes — he can’t abide flatterers. “A sense of humor is a ...

The Rev. Jay M. Terbush of First Church of Christ of Longmeadow. LONGMEADOW -- First Church of Christ in Longmeadow, 763 Longmeadow St., and the Rev. Jay M. Terbush, senior pastor, will celebrate ...

Some of the Catholic folks I follow on Twitter are excited because the conservative Anglican (breakaway from the Church of England) bishop Gavin Ashenden has announced his conversion to Catholicism.