On a recent snowy morning, I was outside with Millie, my companion dog. I didn’t want to be outside in the cold, and Millie was in a hurry. Ninety pounds of energy is hard to control when there is ice ...

Kevin Weihrauch started thinking about entering the dating world again. For the divorced father of two young children, it was ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

Realigning The United States Refugee Admissions Program” has a seemingly harmless title that masks the evil it contains. This ...

HAPPY PI DAY! I’m not sure who decided March 14 should be Pi Day, but I fully support any excuse to enjoy a slice of pie! If you’re just hearing about it, don’t worry — you can still join the ...

Most of us have a warm and fuzzy image of Jesus. We envision strolling through the countryside, eating loaves and fish with him, basking in the miracles of the sick who are healed and sent home whole ...

On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy, Pope Francis received hundreds of drawings, messages, ...

Whitney, the author of Family Worship, suggests having a regular time each day for the practice and choosing a time when the ...

Jesus, you’ll remember, taught us to pray like this: ...

How Christianity blurred the line between celibacy and androgyny.

We update our fish fry guide weekly, so if you’re craving pollack to pierogi, Our guide includes almost 50 dinners set across ...

Derek and Brenda Dodge celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on March 12 and shared their secret behind a successful ...