The provocation we receive from today’s reading is not an indictment but an invitation. We are forgetful simply because we are human. I believe this image of God’s grieved heart offers us a chance to ...

Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,” says Jeremiah in this Sunday's readings. Msgr. Joseph Prior compares the prophet's plea with the Beatitudes of Jesus, which encourage his disciples to place ...

Weekly sermon summaries for local and area churches.

What the Bible and history tell us about the claim that God gave the land of Israel to Abraham and his descendants.

Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. (Luke 6:20) ...

All of that is inevitable, but it becomes dangerous when we mistake religion for God or reduce God to the parameters of ...

(Psalms 83: 14-15). Prophets such as Ezekiel, Zechariah, and Jeremiah warn of catastrophic flames that signify the end of fertility and life itself when the earth has been scorched, and the people ...

"Getting that phone call was ― it was such a blessing because it's been so long. It's the first phone call I've ever got that ...

The current Orayta first year students include one who read Joyce’s Ulysses, another who studied several languages and is now reading R. Hirsch’s Nineteen Letters in the original, one who speaks ...

I’m Still Here features outstanding performances; its pace is perfectly smooth. But the movie also goes beyond technical ...

And He Himself is ...

It's a chant of hope and feeling." Although many of the struggles ... Like many spirituals, its words are based on scripture, ...