On Sept. 30, 2019 — the Memorial of St. Jerome, Bishop and Doctor of the Church — Pope Francis established that “the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, a friend posted on social media, sharing her favorite Bible passage of comfort. In 1 Kings 19:11-13, God talks to Elijah: The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the ...

There are times when we're alone and relish in the feeling of freedom and other times when our hearts hurt from that lonely feeling of isolation. Indeed, a report issued in May 2023 from the U.S ...

(RNS) — The Scripture readings during Advent are a mix of comfort and challenge. On the one hand, the readings from Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 40-56) offer us comfort. The author was speaking to Jewish ...

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, they came each one from his own place, …and they made an appointment together to ...

The year 2020 has been chock-full of uncertainty – uncertain timelines, uncertain outcomes. And though the end of the year is approaching, it doesn’t feel as though our worries about the future will ...

The Scripture readings during Advent are a mix of comfort and challenge. On the one hand, the readings from Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 40-56) offer us comfort. The author was speaking to Jewish exiles in ...

(RNS) — God does not comfort us so we can simply be comfortable. God comforts us so we can comfort others. (RNS) — The Scripture readings during Advent are a mix of comfort and challenge. On the one ...