Depending on your faith and what you celebrate, Palm Sunday kicks off spring and all that it entails. The religious holiday, ...

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

Charles Dickens wrote a story for his young children, and now that story is coming our way in the form of The King of Kings.

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Through his suffering, Paul sees himself as participating in the Passion ... We see in these verses of 2 Corinthians 12 that this suffering is once again “for the sake of Christ.” ...

Just as Christ's love for the Church is selfless and ... we must glorify God in our bodies by being open to His will. 1 Cor. 7:5 - this verse supports the practice of natural family planning ...

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Sunday, Feb. 2, is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mass readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Hebrews ...

The Holy Father also praised the impact of Mary’s humility expressed in her hymn of praise, the Magnificat, in salvation history.

In today’s Gospel reading from Mark, Jesus tasks the apostles with beginning their ministry. This is the first instance of ...