Religion
A posthumous fall from grace
By the time the letter arrived, the grass on Benjamin Hawkes' grave had grown thick. Historians had chronicled how he transformed the Los Angeles archdiocese into a billion-dollar institution. His portrait had been etched into a metal plaque and bolted to the wall of a sprawling church on Wilshire...
Religion
-
RELIGION
Lay ministers share in pastoral care responsibilities
BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The Stephen Ministry is looking for compassionate men and women who want to help people who are hurting.
-
RELIGION
Looking 50 days back, 50 days forward
Sometimes, it is good to just realize that something doesn’t look like it is going to happen after all. It is time to cut your losses, move on and forget about what could have been.
-
RELIGION
Unlikely scribe handwrites Good Book in 4 years
In the beginning, Phillip Patterson decided to write out every word in the Bible.
-
RELIGION
Voices of Faith: Does God shine a light on some more than others?
VOICES OF FAITH: DOES GOD SHINE A LIGHT ON SOME MORE THAN OTHERS?
-
HEALTH
Hospital doctor delivers infusion of hope to Jehovah's Witness
On the day the Boston Marathon bombing transfixed the world, Mark Watkins of suburban Kansas City, Mo., lay face to face with a crisis of life, death and faith of his own.
-
RELIGION
After rebuke by archbishop, Cardinal Mahony takes higher profile
When Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, of public duties for mishandling clergy sex abuse cases, a church spokesman said the retired prelate's life would remain largely the same with one exception: confirmations.
-
RELIGION
Colombia celebrates its first Catholic saint
In her lifetime, Laura Montoya's stubborn determination to help Colombia's indigenous people brought the reproach of society, the political elite and the church, which viewed her work with suspicion and accused her of being unstable.
-
RELIGION
Catholic concepts in a secular world
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- In Margaret Nutting Ralph’s first book, “And God Said What?: An Introduction to Biblical Literary Forms” (Paulist Press, $18.95), published in 1986, Ralph wrote from the standpoint of a Bible-studying “contextualist” within the Roman Catholic ...
-
RELIGION
Explore grief as a bridge to healing
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. -- There is no way we humans can exit this life without experiencing a considerable share of grief and loss.
Deals!
Search for Deals
Search local inventory, coupons and more
Powered by
