2+ week, 6+ day ago   (446+ words) "It's hard to bear yourself at the foot of the cross. And it's hard to recognize your own shortcomings, but it's also the only thing that helps." And now his daughter has been diagnosed with cancer — and with it her…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (504+ words) As soon as I read reports of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa being prevented from entering Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre my heart sank. My immediate reaction was affirming something I have long believed and articulated…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (869+ words) The exchange was brief, but it was revealing. When Speaker Mike Johnson was recently asked about Pope Leo’s rhetoric criticizing border enforcement and America’s immigration policies, he didn’t respond with talking points, partisan slogans, or political spin. He responded with…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1008+ words) Many local New Yorkers and visiting tourists were rightly upset to see a massive billboard in Times Square proclaiming that, “Jesus is Palestinian. Merry Christmas.” Making matters even worse was another billboard containing a citation from the Quran (Surah Al-Imran…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (339+ words) Many associate the light of Chanukah and different metaphors around that with the light of Jesus. Especially in the world today, and particularly in Israel and pro-Israel audiences since the October 7 Hamas attack and massacre, the idea that one candle,…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (525+ words) Across cultures throughout human history, people have sought to flee oppression and escape persecution. A recurring theme in Western classical literature and in modern classics such as Superman and Disney originals, which revolve around the struggle between good and evil,…...