With the challenges and trials of life, the need for God's mercy and compassion becomes a beacon of hope that guides us through our darkest times. These divine qualities reflect God's willingness to ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to remember the closeness, compassion, and tenderness of God. Speaking before the midday Angelus on Feb. 14, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel ...

The truth is that God has provided us with everything. From our life with all its natural endowments to the air and water, to the abundant food from plants and animals and other resources, he has ...

I recently read “Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole” by Susan Cain. She also wrote “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking.” I enjoyed reading “Quiet” because ...

When we read the words God spoke to Abraham — “Lech-Lecha”, “Go to yourself” — we hear not a command but a calling, a voice that still echoes in every human soul. The voice of God rarely comes through ...

Occasionally in our lives, we meet a special person, one who is kind, generous, helpful, and loving, and seems to spread love, unity, and peace throughout their relationships. This type of behavior is ...

Our perceptions of an angry, Old Testament deity are distorted. This is the second in a six-part series of essays from a cross section of leading scholars revisiting the place of the “First Testament” ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Nowhere in the Gospels did Jesus mention, much less condemn, being homosexual. He did say plenty ...