Yet, fire can also become destructive, embodying divine wrath. In Psalms, it is invoked as a force of retribution: “As fire consumes the forest or a flame sets the mountains ablaze, so pursue ...

Released on Jan. 27, genocide expert Menachem Rosensaft's 'Burning Psalms' is a harsh condemnation of the lack of divine ...

Fifth graders Jenna Charter (left) and Annabelle Catena of St. Mary’s School in Bryantown, Maryland, sing during a Catholic ...

Before the wildfire, Altadena had a Black population of 18% and a Black home ownership rate of more than 80%, about double ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his yearlong jubilee catechesis series on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” emphasizing that those who trust in God have no reason to fear. “The presence of the ...

A: The ten Hail Marys are part of the evolution of the rosary. It was custom in the monastic tradition of the Middle Ages to say frequently the Psalter, i.e. 150 psalms of the Old Testament. Lay ...

Sunday, Jan. 19, is the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11. In this Sunday’s Gospel passage of the ...

In early January, Catholic news outlets released a reminder that Catholics are eligible for special indulgences this year. Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time ...

the Roman Curia and the Catholic Church, more broadly, remain a heavily male-dominated structure. One cannot ignore the frustrations of those who expected even more progress. Women are still far ...

Who couldn’t use a miracle right about now? After weeks of parties and packages, planning and platters, the world returns to something vaguely normal. Our waistlines are bigger and our to-do lists are ...