There are many ways in which a team can arrange its players on the gridiron. While usually there are base formations, a team can also opt for special formations that aid offensive play as well. Out of ...

The nickel defense is one of the most common formations used in the NFL today. It is designed to stop passing plays by adding an extra defensive back to the field. This gives the defense better ...

"Illegal formation, offense ... five-yard penalty, repeat the down." That sentence was heard a lot during the opening quarter of Thursday's NFL season opener between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas ...

Our new year’s resolutions won’t get very far if we neglect the object of our transfiguration. Spiritual formation is simply the way the human spirit, or self, is formed into a definitive shape—and ...

Spiritual formation shouldn’t be an attempt to control ministry outcomes—it’s about cultivating space for God to work. I recently read about a spiritual formation program that went terribly wrong. A ...

Seminarians in Africa are not allowed “to be themselves” and must find ways “to get by,” a Catholic priest from Nigeria has said, challenging institutions that form future priests to encourage better ...