Prayers for the faithful departed are not just for All Souls’ Day or the month of November. The Sacred Scriptures (2 Maccabees 12:45) and the Church (CCC 958) remind Catholics of the importance of ...

In the arena of prayer, our faith is unveiled, and we see where we truly are in our relationship with God. It can be disturbing, but also compelling. By seeing where our faith is, we can be pushed to ...

I wrote in my last column about February, when I led a tour group of Jews and Christians to Israel, and we visited several communities along the Gaza Strip. I mentioned a town called Netiv HaAsarah ...

Spiritual wisdom teaches us that “we die as we have lived.” Our entire lives are blessings in themselves, even as they are also opportunities for us to prepare well for a holy death and to live ...

This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com and InterFaith Works of CNY. Follow this theme and author posted Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. In the ...

Every generation needs revival — to rediscover what is good and right and true. That discovery comes to each generation through witnessing the extraordinary power of the spiritual disciplines of ...