As we listen to the first lesson this morning, we could easily have been impressed -- and I think should have been impressed -- by how God was careful to watch over the prophet Elijah. We can consider ...

In so doing, Jesus opens a path for us, too. In Christ, man returns to God. Imagine the glory of this moment: “As they were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. None of us likes thinking about death, but there are times when we have little choice. The virus spreads, hospitals fill, and ...

One viewpoint: Earth is a journey and preparation stage; and we graduate into heaven. Earth is a serious testing place and workshop to develop spirituality, form character and grow one’s soul. God ...

Billions of Christians around the world believe that on Easter, Jesus was raised from the dead and taken up to heaven to live with God. They also believe that when they die, their own souls will go to ...

Heaven is not an eternally dull existence but rather the completion of a journey toward a promised encounter with the Lord, Pope Francis said. Although Christians may know full well that their goal is ...

Tomorrow is The Festival of Ascension and it sits between the two festivals of Easter and Pentecost. Easter is when we celebrate the resurrected Jesus, and Pentecost is when we celebrate God’s Spirit ...

Sunday, Oct. 13, is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Wisdom 7:7-11; Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27. Today’s Gospel invites us to wrestle with ...

Comics history is full of simple events that made Marvel and DC’s Heaven and Hell such a strangely convoluted place. A laissez-faire attitude towards using religious motifs ran headlong into a period ...