Any kind of cards — birthday cards, get well cards, welcome home cards, Christmas cards — are not only "nice"; they are a ritual of ongoing humanity in a world that is dispersing itself out of touch ...
Church volunteers feel called by Christ to help those impacted by Helene. For some, that means fulfilling a mandate to alleviate suffering. For others, it also means proselytizing.
Listen: "If we don't take the Gospel personally, then it's impersonal. And if it's impersonal, then so what?" Award-winning actor Martin Sheen talks with John Dear on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast." ...
When children are baptized, their parents and the church are giving them the greatest gift ever: the gift of faith, Pope Francis said before baptizing 21 infants in the Sistine Chapel.