Worship & Religion

‘Life is a gift and is meant to be lived in love for God and his people’

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‘Life is a gift and is meant to be lived in love for God and his people’

Saturday, April 18, 2026

If you don’t know former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, he’s the first to tell you these days that he wasn’t ready for the fight of Washington, in some respects. He wasn’t a politician – honestly, the man is a nerd in the best of ways. He believed in the nobility of public service.

Christians sometimes actually live like Christians; it benefits everyone

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Christians sometimes actually live like Christians; it benefits everyone

Saturday, April 11, 2026

This is the question Catholic bishops are asking one another, according to Cardinal Robert McElroy of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. is “what is your number?

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Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees

Saturday, April 4, 2026

(AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination but said it did not have to reveal any employee’s affiliation with a specific group.U.S.

The power birthdays have on people who struggle with self-worth

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The power birthdays have on people who struggle with self-worth

Saturday, March 28, 2026

When most of us think of our birthdays, we probably have flashbacks to childhood.When I was 3, my parents put together a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs party for me. The icing on the cake (pun intended) – besides the love poured into it – was the Dopey cookie.

Episcopal presiding bishop denies reports of impending doom

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Episcopal presiding bishop denies reports of impending doom

Saturday, March 21, 2026

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

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

Saturday, March 14, 2026

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

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The world needs mothers and fathers that can model responsibility

Saturday, March 7, 2026

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

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Love and sacrifice in Korea for newborn babies that need help

Saturday, February 28, 2026

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?

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Will the Vatican embrace St. Thea of Mississippi?

Saturday, February 21, 2026

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

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Governor Bill Lee testifies at National Prayer Breakfast

Saturday, February 14, 2026

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.