Jesus said, “Do not imagine that I came to cast peace upon the earth; I came not to cast peace, but a sword.” (Matthew 10:34) With these chilling words, Jesus gave tone and tenor to the work of the ...

This Lent, as in years past, the longtime music director at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Mary Jones Rhodes, has organized a program called “The Seven Last Words”. She has chosen songs for ...

At the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, Jesus urges us in a very special way in this Gospel lesson to work for peace. When you think about it, the disciples gathered there in the upper room, obviously, ...

(RNS) — At least a dozen churches across the country are hosting Good Friday services this year that feature seven African American female preachers speaking about the last sayings of Jesus. (RNS) — ...

“The peace that Jesus brings is the fruit of a constant struggle against evil”, Pope Benedict XVI told the faithful today. And he explained that that struggle can result in division. The Holy Father ...

We don’t know what Pope Leo XIV will ultimately be remembered for, but this is how he began. Amidst the cheers coming from below, he stood on the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square and he ...

I recently stood on the spot where World War II ended. It was on the deck of the 900 foot long Battleship Missouri, now residing in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where representatives of the United States and ...

As you recall from the beginning of Advent, we understand that this season is a time when we prepare for the coming of Jesus, in different ways — one is the coming of Jesus at the end of the world.

In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

"Brothers and sisters: Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and we ...