Keep God at No. 1 on your list of friends — God is the true friend; all other friends are false; we are told. Religious types indicate that friendship with God results in easy accessibility to Him ...

"For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory" (Psalm 32:7). While this verse is comforting, the faithful today know that life is complicated, ...

It is the seventh of John's seven signs, the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead. It is a sign that at once tells us about ...

The patriarch Abraham (peace be upon him for each mention) is much venerated in Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Muslims request a special blessing from God for him a minimum of five times daily ...

I was in a store this week and my bill was less than $5, so I decided to pay cash rather than put it on my credit card like I normally do (easier to keep track of expenses that way for me). My change ...

In some parishes, baptisms are the show of the day, uncontrollably susceptible to moments of unanticipated comedy. Small people gather and watch as one or more diapered or naked babies get dunked and ...

“Exult, happy Portugal, rejoice, happy Padua; for you have given birth for earth and heaven to a shining star, a man who has illuminated and still dazzles with a radiant light the whole earth, not ...