Death, destruction, and terror accompany us during our lives.  When we view the aftermath of hurricanes, fires, and wars, we often turn away and say, “We are so lucky to live here, or am I happy my ...

I did not come to bring peace to this world, but a sword,” says Jesus in the Gospel of St. Matthew. Taken out of context, ...

I want to talk about the poor — or being poor. I think about many in the world who are dirt poor. Many go without clean water ...

Have you ever met a person who was able to live the Christian life without failing the Lord? Who never stumbled, filled with unwavering strength of character? A person of ...

By R.A. Mathews Have you ever met a person who was able to live the Christian life without failing the Lord, who never ...

The days of rage are back. In the face of current social and political events, resentment may not be flooding the street (at least not yet), but it is raging at the level of the heart.

"Prayer in the events of each day and each moment is one of the secrets of the kingdom revealed to ‘little children,' to the servants of Christ, to the poor of the Beatitudes. It is right and ...

In 1636, Puritan John Cotton, leading minister of the Massachusetts BayColony and compiler of the colony’s Bible-based laws, made plain Puritan sentiments: “Democracy,” he wrote ...

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:10).

In developing her thesis, Inogés also states that “Jesus does not impose obligations like the Ten Commandments; Jesus presents a program [for living] in the Beatitudes.” However ...

The presence of a group of migrants of indeterminate size living in Sylacauga continued to dominate public discourse Sept. 24 as the members of the local state legislative delegation tried to ...

Insisting that “all…jurisdictions possess members whose families are affected, and…rightfully look to us for leadership and guidance,” His Eminence asked that the hierarchs be exemplars for their ...