Jesus realized that humanity needed clarity and guidance. The first step was to shine a light on the situation so that ...

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"We need to be gentle with ourselves, and show ourselves compassion so we can truly be gentle with others, and show them the ...

I AM LIVING PROOF is a powerful documentary about three modern-day miracles that occurred during Mario Murillo’s tent ...

As Lent begins, we are asked to consider some of life’s temptations, as the three temptations faced by Jesus are on wide display in our own times. The devil encourages Jesus to turn stones into bread.

Humanitarian aid has taken a severe blow as the Trump administration has frozen foreign aid and is attempting to close down ...

The value of suffering can be summed up in the phrase omnia in bonum, meaning “all things work together for the good” — a ...

Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent with a cross of burned palm upon the forehead, ...

For those who observe Lent annually, it can be challenging to think of new ideas of what they will give up each winter.

C. S. Lewis famously warned about “chronological snobbery,” the sense that previous eras were unenlightened and backward and ...

Lent is essentially a time for a spring clean and the derivation of the word lent comes from middle or old English just ...

After someone very close to me passed away, I felt God’s presence intensely for the first week or so. He held me up and gave ...