Today's "builders of Babel" are constructing a hell on earth, Pope Francis wrote in the meditations for the Way of the Cross.

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One of the great hymns of Easter is the anthem by Richard Hillert entitled the Festival Canticle but better known as “This is the feast of victory of our God. Alleluia!” The words of that hymn ...

The literal, bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is the linchpin of the Christian faith. It doesn’t matter which denomination or slant you derive your Biblical understanding from, Easter Sunday is ...

In his third Meditation for Lent 2025 ... tune ourselves to the Gospel in order to remain intimate­ly united to Jesus. “To the extent that we remain docile to the inner promptings of the ...

The passion and death of Jesus will be felt in a spiritual way through this artistic collection. The “Way of the Cross” exhibition will be on display from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday at 625 Horner ...

We will resume our discussion about heaven next week, but for now I want to focus on holy week. It’s the season when the ...

The passion and death of Jesus will be felt in a spiritual way through this artistic collection. The “Way of the Cross” exhibition will be on display from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday through April 11 at 625 ...