Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...

Weekly sermon summaries for local and area churches.

As we begin the season of Lent, when we can more closely contemplate Christ’s passion and death, we have an opportunity to ...

Before leading Tuesday evening’s recitation of rosary, held inside the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, Koch drew parallels in the lives of Pope Francis and St. Peter.

The psychological theory of cognitive dissonance tells us our brains are hardwired to desire resolution and that uncertainty is an uncomfortable, untenable place to stay long-term. As theologian Brad ...

Doing Right Even When It Hurts. By Justin Pratt. To some distressed individuals enduring significant opposition to their new way of living, Peter offered these words of comfort: F ...

Last week’s sermon at Eastgate Baptist Church was based on a passage from the Apostle Paul’s letter written to encourage the Christians in Corinth- and it encourages us too. Paul shows by example how ...

There is no doubt that the audience the First Epistle of Peter (1 Peter) had in mind was suffering persecution. Whether it ...

Father Jim Livingston, the pastor of St. Paul in Ham Lake, said fasting is integral in forming a disciplined spiritual life.

Mercy Endeavors Senior Center, 457 Jackson Ave., New Orleans (St. Alphonsus Parish): March 22, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., “Discipleship” ...

As a Baptist pastor, my faith tradition usually does not formally observe “Lent.” But this special season — practiced by many ...

An article by Manchester Evening News states that while the Pope holds ultimate authority, much of the day-to-day governance ...