The saints, mystics and poets remind us that hope is not naïve optimism but the steady courage to love amid suffering and ...

By Sam Aitchison The Church is Alive! Sadness. Confusion. Anger. Frustration. Shock. These were some of the feelings I ...

Crying out to God during moments of extreme trial does not mark a crisis of faith but can reflect an act of total surrender ...

The theme of the 2025 Jubilee Year is “Pilgrims of Hope.” For those who wish to embark on a spiritual pilgrimage through reading and prayer during the Lenten season — or anytime during this sacred ...

Pope Francis has urged the faithful during the traditional Christmas Mass to bring hope as "pilgrims of light into the darkness of the world." The head of the Catholic Church said in his Christmas Eve ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began at sundown Monday, ushering in a 10-day period of reflection that culminates on Yom ...