Be messengers and builders of hope” for “a new evangelizing season in the Church, which is sent to revive hope in a world over which dark shadows loom;” “be harbingers of a new humanity in a world ...

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As you reflect on your Christian journey, what choices from 2024 would you change? Where do you hope to grow closer to God in 2025?

The disciples were sailing safe and secure on calm waters when a storm suddenly came out of nowhere. The ship filled with ...

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Being Black in America is an honor and a privilege. Black people in this country have endured and overcome so much while simultaneously contributing to every aspect of America’s foundation, culture ...

On the first day of the new year, after attending Mass, many Catholics pick a small card that contains a randomly selected ...

Jacobs, the founder of Yetzirah: A Hearth for Jewish Poetry, has written two previously acclaimed collections: Pelvis with ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict the fight for civil rights.

Some in Congress objected to having the ceremony inside the Capitol, with members of the Freethought Caucus describing it as “sectarian.” ...

I receive questions about God and the Bible, and one of the more frequent is whether God really listens and answers prayer.

Minister, chaplain, and author Dr. Billy Holland writes about how God always answers prayer according to His will.