Sacred Texts & Scholarship

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (197+ words) Marshall Hudson Knapp, Speaking of Religion Friends, while you and I struggle to carry on a “normal” life, resist despair, and stay calm, we are sinking into a vast global crisis. We think we are fighting a political battle, an…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (676+ words) By Isabella H. de Carvalho Forgiveness spreads a healing love that can overcome all human hatred, resentment and division, Pope Leo XIV said in his Angelus message on Sunday, September 13, in St. Peter’s Square. “Forgiveness is indispensable, and without it, we…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (531+ words) HEREFORDS – Prayer is taking on a contemporary rhythm as Eswatini artists Mawande Simelane affectionately known as Maze Mozart and gospel musician Lindwayinkhosi Mpila combine Amapiano and gospel influences in their latest single, “Ng’lalele Bawo”, a song calling for spiritual strength,…...

12+ hour, 25+ min ago   (513+ words) For those of us who lived through the tragic events of September 11, 2001, it hardly seems possible that twenty-five years have passed since that day. And, yet the memories do not fade. We remember where we were. We remember the images:…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago   (681+ words) September 13th is Inter­national Legacy Giving Day, a global day focused on raising awareness for charitable gifts and legacies left to support good causes. It is also the annual Feast day of Saint John Chrysostom, a famous bishop, preacher, and…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1495+ words) I apologize for adding one more 9/11 story after closing the series last night. Over five days I wrote about the end of my childhood, Welles Crowther, Mayor Mamdani’s invitation to St. Patrick’s, Father Mychal Judge, the memorial Mass that Trump…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (34+ words) Have you ever heard the saying, "The word 'impossible' exists in the dictionary of the cowardly, but not in the lexicon …...

15+ hour ago   (292+ words) While we give careful consideration to what we say to or about our superiors or those who please us, we do not stop to think of what we… The post Think before you speak: Islam appeared first on The Sunday…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago   (35+ words) Sometimes life becomes quiet in a way we never asked for. There are seasons when nothing seems to move. The message never comes. The door remains …...

16+ hour, 49+ min ago   (367+ words) Spirituality was supposed to free you. So why does every revolution feel like the same cage with new wallpaper? The Biggest Test We Face Before We End the Old …...