Worship & Religion

Episcopal presiding bishop denies reports of impending doom

Episcopal presiding bishop denies reports of impending doom

Episcopal presiding bishop denies reports of impending doom

Episcopal Church leaders have long heard warning sirens in their annual reports, with brutal statistics supporting this reality: They have lost half of their members since the 1960s.
Now is a good time to pray for peace in the Middle East

Now is a good time to pray for peace in the Middle East

Now is a good time to pray for peace in the Middle East

The Scriptural mandate, “pray for the peace of Jerusalem,” seems appropriate given recent events in Iran: the U.S.-Israeli strikes and especially the demise of the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The world needs mothers and fathers that can model responsibility

The world needs mothers and fathers that can model responsibility

The world needs mothers and fathers that can model responsibility

Father Michael’s question, “have you told the women?” disarmed Martha Reichert – and changed her life.Reichert was in the tough first days of her continuing work with women who are abuse victims, prostitutes and addicts at Samaritan House, a homeless shelter in Denver, Colo.
Love and sacrifice in Korea for newborn babies that need help

Love and sacrifice in Korea for newborn babies that need help

Love and sacrifice in Korea for newborn babies that need help

E un-man was born with cerebral palsy. He spent 14 years in a hospital, and many people are grateful for it.During his hospital stay, his father, a pastor in South Korea, wound up ministering to other children, many of them with disabilities, many of them abandoned. He adopted some of them.
Will the Vatican embrace St. Thea of Mississippi?

Will the Vatican embrace St. Thea of Mississippi?

Will the Vatican embrace St. Thea of Mississippi?

In the final months of her life, Sister Thea Bowman heard the whispers.She appreciated the hugs that lingered longer, as believers promised to keep praying that she would win her battle with cancer.
Governor Bill Lee testifies at National Prayer Breakfast

Governor Bill Lee testifies at National Prayer Breakfast

Governor Bill Lee testifies at National Prayer Breakfast

There was nothing unusual about Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee meeting with singer Jelly Roll before pardoning him for the felony robbery and drug-related crimes in his past.
A journalist who was a Catholic and a Catholic journalist

A journalist who was a Catholic and a Catholic journalist

A journalist who was a Catholic and a Catholic journalist

The Boston Globe headline was blunt:“Church allowed abuse by priest for years.”This massive investigation into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, forcing major newsrooms to cover a scandal that had festered for decades.
March for Life event is to let people know they matter and are loved

March for Life event is to let people know they matter and are loved

March for Life event is to let people know they matter and are loved

There’s a proabortion idea going around that the pro-life movement doesn’t care about babies after they are born.It’s a lie. Every January, the pro-life cause hosts a March for Life in Washington, D.C.
‘In the end, I suppose, it all comes down to gratitude’

‘In the end, I suppose, it all comes down to gratitude’

‘In the end, I suppose, it all comes down to gratitude’

One of my favorite quotes from William F. Buckley Jr., a founding father of the conservative movement whose wisdom we sure could use right now is, “we are basket cases of ingratitude, so many of us.
Former U.S. Senator Sasse faces death with an appeal for hope

Former U.S. Senator Sasse faces death with an appeal for hope

Former U.S. Senator Sasse faces death with an appeal for hope

It’s the question believers have asked for centuries when wars threaten nations, storms ravage cities and diseases strike loved ones: “Why, oh God, why?”Former U.S. Sen.