The provocation we receive from today’s reading is not an indictment but an invitation. We are forgetful simply because we are human. I believe this image of God’s grieved heart offers us a chance to ...

Justice does not require conquest and coercion. It is achieved through mercy and compassion. A soft word is stronger than the ...

After God shuts them in, the flood begins, with rain for 40 days and 40 nights. This is the first time the Bible will introduce the significance of the number 40 — including the 40-day flood, 40 years ...

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that she has faith federal court orders will be honored in the United ...

Given all the controversy about Bishop Mariann Budde’s sermon at the National Cathedral, one would think her words were part ...

I had to guess you’ve been so busy of late that you forgot that God, particularly in the form of Jesus the Christ, the one ...

The Interfaith Violence Prevention Coalition of Stark County has published a letter objecting to recent immigrant deportations.

The Rev. Maria LaSala of the Whitney Center in Hamden reflects on Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's presidential inauguration ...

Catholics view mercy differently than many people in the secular world, especially pertaining to forgiveness, healing and ...

No other commandment is greater than these, Christ teaches us: Love God and love your neighbor as yourself. How will your vote fulfill the neighbor-love commandment? Kindred in Christ, please ...

The Jewish Bible, the Tanach, repeatedly tells us to pursue justice, take care of the poor, the hungry, have compassion for the stranger in our midst and to always treat others as we would want to be ...

The sisters of hope are patience and faith. As sure as rough beasts coming and going over human time is the mercy and justice ...