As noted last week, priests have two choices for the readings on the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent. They can always use the “Scrutiny Readings,” i.e., the readings for preparing catechumens ...

Mercy is active compassion. This concise definition from the Encyclopedia of Catholicism drives the Hebrew Scriptures where the title "Lord of Mercy" is often ascribed to God. In the Christian ...

Christians believe that God communicates with us. Businessman and faith leader Robert D. Hales emphasized this by stating, "When we want to speak to God, we pray. When we want Him to speak to us, we ...

But right in the middle of this brutal honesty comes one of the Bible’s most beautiful declarations of hope: “The faithful love of the Lord never ends. His mercies never cease. Great is his ...

Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon on Jan. 21, 2025, in which she appealed to President Donald Trump to have mercy toward groups frightened by his position on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people – ...

The cover of "Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories" beside author Steve Almond. (Courtesy) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Dec. 31, 2024.