On Mothering Sunday, we can remember the famous mothers of the Bible. Many of these mothers played an important role not only ...

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Since God is fully good, we can claim goodness as our reality, too, and experience healing, as this week’s Christian Science Bible Lesson brings out.

A “friendship recession” is no time to wait for friendships to develop from hobbies or happenstance. The Bible assumes more ...

In heaven, Jesus is worshiped not only as King but as the Lamb still bearing the marks of love. In the Old Testament ...

(The verse numbers are no help since they were added by Bible ... (John 3:14). Continuing in the Old Testament, the inner sanctuary of the Temple contained two large statues of angels according to ...

Neither Sarah nor Hagar/Ha-jar are mentioned by name in the Qur’an, but the story of Ha-jar’s exile from Abraham’s home is traditionally understood to be referred to in a line from Ibrāhīm’s prayer in ...

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Sunday, March 30, is the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; ...

When you or I dole out Christian apologetic claims in a onesie-twosie fashion, thinking it will seal the deal on someone’s ...

The Mass schedule at St. Charles Catholic Church, 31 Cherry Hill St., is as follows: Wednesday through Friday at 9 a.m., ...

Even though not explicitly referred to by name, the Bible does allude to it ... our Lord through serious sin (Heb 10:26-27). Now not all sin is mortal (1 John 5:17). Some sin is not serious ...