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Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Presentation of the Lord, Feb. 2, 2025.

Chinese New Year celebrates the year of the snake. During this auspicious time, Chinese Christians can take the opportunity ...

Muslims hold the Quran to be the unmediated and perfect Word of God. As such, the scripture lays out both Islam’s belief ...

Paul writes to Timothy that “All Scripture is inspired by God” (II Timothy 3:16-17). Scripture first of all and above all is ...

For the Founding Fathers, the pursuit of happiness meant the pursuit of long-term virtue, National Constitution Center ...

On Jan. 26, the Catholic Church commemorates the Sunday of the Word of God, established by Pope Francis in 2019.

Millions of people read the New Testament printed with the words of Jesus in red Most people don t realize that this is a ...

Over 100 Protestant pastors from the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions attended the "Christmas Celebration Worship"  held at the ...

Epiphany has come and gone. But this year, it struck me for the first time that the feast we celebrate is actually composed ...

A bizarre encounter in a North Texas neighborhood has left residents on edge after a man wearing a satanic mask and holding a ...

My wife and I have been saying after each major purchase, “Well, that’s the last one of those we will have to buy.” One appliance installer smiled and said it might last 10 years. That’s not what we ...