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Christ lives and this gives us the confidence that we serve a living God.Christ rose from the grave after three days. Matthew ...

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni ...

An unforgettable scene in the ministry of Pope Francis that moved me to tears was when he consoled a little boy who asked ...

In case you are unaware, Isaiah 33:22, "For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he ...

Faith in Jesus after the resurrection replaced the doubts of Thomas. By keeping Jesus at the center of our lives, we make Thomas' proclamation our own in how we live and love one another, writes Msgr.

Weekly sermon summaries for local and area churches.

I’ve been encouraged recently by all the posts about Easter on social media. I love the family photos. I love watching ...

The more we read about his good deeds and words shared with so many all throughout the world, the more painful and difficult it is to accept that our dear Pope Francis has left our world.

Human behavior has always been attached to round-number anniversaries. In my home state of Massachusetts, we just celebrated ...

A memory of the old game show came to mind while reviewing two presidential statements over the past few days.