I am a bit of a Victor Hugo tragic. I have been to his home in Paris and taken photos of many of the paintings there. Some of ...
The Apostle Paul wrote many letters to his coworkers in the faith. Like all his letters, he greeted them by stating, “Grace ...
A good portion of the pastor in me wants to be outraged this week. Coming back from a Fourth of July break to read about the goings-on in Washington, D.C., I started to fill with indignation. Thanks ...
As the world marks five years since the pandemic began, a look at some of the moving moments that showed the grace and mercy of God in action. Pope Francis speaks in an empty St. Peter’s Square during ...
The novena originates with St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, canonized a saint in April 2000, a Polish ...
I love the Gospel of John. The account of Jesus’ ministry on this earth is good in any gospel but John gives us the stories of individual encounters of people with Jesus. Today we will be looking at ...
In the New Testament, greetings and benedictions are regular encouragements to receive or request mercy, grace and peace. In the presence of God, these qualities are offered to us and our major ...
Ephesians 2:8-9 states: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Titus 3:5 also says: ”not by works ...
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. Sylvia Hughes is a longtime Sunday School and women’s Bible study ...
We live in a world in short supply of mercy and human decency. A recent story out of Hall County, Georgia, gives us hope they both still exist. Jason Hughes, described as a “devoted math teacher, ...
STOCKBRIDGE — While working in law enforcement, Fernando Rivera fractured his foot, forcing him into a wheelchair — and retirement. Although he has now moved on to using crutches, his diabetes puts ...