The letters (epistles) of the Apostle Paul are foundational texts in the New Testament, offering theological insights, encouragement, and guidance to early Christian communities. One recurring feature ...

GRACE means unmerited favour. It is the free gift of God to humankind. In Christianity, grace is the expression of the infinite love, mercy, favor, and goodwill of God shown to humankind.To better ...

The Sisters of Mercy who staff the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican greet visitors and hand out tickets to ...

The end cannot justify the means as Machiavelli supposed for pragmatic leadership, it is ultimately the other way around; why ...

A reader wrote to me days ago, speaking of suffering as karma, suffering as atonement. And so I wrote, not to argue, not to negate, but to place my thoughts beside theirs, to offer another vantage ...

Giving scored high, too. The gift of mercy barely registered, which felt a bit embarrassing. Some other gifts I could scarcely define. What did the gift of prophecy mean? Would I be able to peer ...

38 The mystagogy of the celebration 1234 The meaning and grace of the sacrament of Baptism ... the Church can only entrust them to the mercy of God, as she does in her funeral rites for them.

Mr. Trump announced he is nominating Andrew Puzder to serve as U.S. ambassador to the European Union. Pudzer is the former ...

Why does Louisiana lock up so many of its citizens? How did a broad coalition come together to reduce the prison population ...

One theme that stands out clearly is the inscrutability and transcendence of God. In a passage in the book of Isaiah, God ...