The Beatitudes respond to the natural desire for happiness. This desire is of divine origin: God has placed it in the human heart in order to draw us to the one who alone can fulfill it." ...

Opinion: But while we’re busy dismantling the wall between church and state, why stop at the Ten Commandments?

LUKE’s version of Jesus’s Beatitudes (or “blessings”) challenges the more famous version recorded in Matthew (5.1-11).

All but two of the women were widows. Lois, the most recent widow, became teary, wishing Jim was still with her. The ladies ...

Q. 709. What are the Beatitudes and why are they so called? A. The Beatitudes are a portion of Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount, and they are so called because each of them holds out a promised ...

Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, spoke mostly about the need for unity in our polarized society and for ...

Bishop Mariann Budde requested politely for President Trump, who said a day before that “God had saved (him) to make America ...

Many practicing Christians read their Bible for some historical context to today’s current events and for spiritual guidance. Most importantly, the New Testament can offer comforting words during ...

The father of an old, estranged fiancé of mine once asked me why I raised our daughters Catholic. The implication was that religious faith seemingly clashed with my long-haired, hippy façade and ...

Give Trump some credit. He has no interest in faking empathy, as Biden did so ineptly. In Trump’s playbook, empathy is a ...

It is winter, and especially last week when the Polar Vortex came, there is more time spent inside, offering the opportunity for extra reading, for those not already inclined. For the last 20 years or ...

As families are addressing housing and other basic necessities, there must not be a concern for our students to remain in our ...