Opinion

Just a mind game?

The Bible skeptic Michael, whom we have been engaged with for many weeks, asks a very important question: “Isn’t all religion just a mind game?” After all, the German philosopher ...
Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.
The book is built as a long counter to “Why I Am Not a Christian,” a famous essay by the British polymath Bertrand Russell, ...
This week brings Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that marks the beginning of Lent — the most ...
As Jesus said in John 5:28-29, “Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice and come out – those who have done good to the resurrection of ...
Last night I was supposed to meet friends for dinner at 6:30, but one had to push it to 7 because of a brain-training conflict (it was pickleball, which has rebranded to emphasize its cognition ...
“Ash Wednesday is a way of looking ahead to Easter,” Father Morrill said. “And here in the Northern Hemisphere, that also ...
On the eve of Ash Wednesday, the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines urged contemplative women to turn inward, ...
Why does this make anybody feel like they are closing the final pages of the Bible and in the next moment make up their minds ...
It's a common experience for Ash Wednesday that the pews are packed with many attendees, many of whom are unfamiliar to regular parishioners.
Quinton Aaron is awake and in stable condition after suffering a severe spinal stroke that left him battling for dear life.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, beginning a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in the Catholic Church.