Of Armageddon the Holy Scriptures say in Rev. 16:16: “And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue ...

One Sunday some time ago, I was browsing through Spotify playlists — gospel and blues from the mid-20th century, mostly. At times I find myself wishing for a little more variety in the religious ...

Christmas is often imagined as beginning in Bethlehem, with shepherds, angels, and a child laid in a manger. Yet the Christian confession insists that Christmas did not erupt suddenly into history; it ...

As Jews and peace-loving people in Australia and across the world mourn the victims of last Sunday’s Bondi Beach ...

Built in the twelfth century under Bishop Maurice de Sully to accommodate the faithful on the Île de la Cité, Notre-Dame de ...

Dar es Salaam. Yeremiah 29:11 has been named Tanzania’s Verse of the Year 2025 on the YouVersion Bible App, reflecting a strong national resonance with messages of hope and a hopeful future amid ...

Just published in time for Christmas is Tom’s latest history book. The book is entitled A Brief History of Mayo – The Worst ...

The Gospel of Matthew claims that Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great, who upon hearing of his birth felt ...

In the shadow of the Bondi massacre, Christmas and Hanukkah sit side by side this year. Acts of courage and faith remind us how light is kept alive in dark times.

There are two iconic things that ring in the Christmas season for me: The Nutcracker and Handel’s Messiah.

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection for the readings and Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Advent, Dec. 21, 2025.

The great promise of the Manicheans proved illusory, but the problem remained unresolved for all that. Augustine was unable to convert to the Christianity of the Catholic Church until he had learned, ...