When God calls us out from our homes, we go as strangers to lands that are strange to us. Yet, God goes ahead of us and stays ...

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The World Evangelical Alliance turned its attention to what one speaker called “the defining public health crisis of our time ...

As we look toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, I realize that 2025 is quickly coming to an end, and so is the Jubilee Year of Hope. What will be our take-aways from this special time of grace? Hope ...

World Mission Sunday occupied a special place in the life of St. John Paul the Great, whose 20th anniversary of death fell ...

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During the Mass, Father Patrick Mullan, chaplain for St. Francis Deaf Catholic Church and Gallaudet University Campus ...

We can pray in petition, praise, thanksgiving or repentance, but underneath every kind or style of prayer, the purpose is ...

The word “presence” should really be in the title of any book about biblical theology. Scripture is a historical and theological narrative about God’s presence among humanity. For example, last Sunday ...

From beginning to end, the Bible is filled with images of flourishing trees that symbolize the kingdom of God. Last Sunday, for example, we were reminded of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, ...

It’s easy for people to think theology doesn’t matter too much for everyday life. But I urge them to reconsider. I’d like to demonstrate, in light of the current redistricting efforts in Texas, how ...

The folks at the Meet Rack–by far one of the most interesting dive bars in Tucson, if not the world–removed the semi-famous sign that stood in front of the bar earlier today. Meet Rack owner/former ...