Tag: Christianity
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Maui one year later: Wildfires are gone, but pain remains
The devastation wrought by the wildfires in West Maui last year is unmatched in recent history. The death toll from the blaze that tore through… Read More
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Take and eat
1 Kg. 19:4-8 / Ps. 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 / Eph. 4:30-5:2 / Jn. 6:41-51 Sometimes we feel like Elijah in today’s First Reading. We want to… Read More
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Bulgarian Synod welcomes state ban on LGBT propaganda in schools
Sofia, August 8, 2024 bg-patriarshia.bg The Holy Synod of the of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is pleased with the federal parliament’s move to adopt… Read More
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Honoring a humble monument to Japanese American internment camps
In Washington, D.C., for a week recently, I hit many of the high spots: The National Gallery, the Smithsonian Castle, the Botanical Garden, the Vietnam… Read More
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Mt. Sinai refutes Greek outlet’s report of Coptic church seizing monastery property
Mt. Sinai, August 8, 2024 tripadvisor.com St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mt. Sinai has issued a statement denying the report the report on Vima Orthodoxias… Read More
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Saint of the day: Edith Stein, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Edith Stein was born into the Jewish faith in October of 1891. Her father died when she was two years old, and she gave up… Read More
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“I Give Ten Drachmas, and God Gives Me Fifty Back”
Elder Iakovos (Tsalikis), Part 1But for Elder Iakovos, God was a Person Whom he trusted, Whom he prayed to; he turned all his problems and… Read More
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The Eucharist, where time can be timeless
We can make time, waste time, call time, find time, lose time, and sometimes feel like time is on our side. In reality, time is… Read More
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New York Catholic Church expresses ‘relief’ over abortion cuts at Planned Parenthood
After reports that Planned Parenthood will no longer provide abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy at its New York City location due to funding challenges,… Read More
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India shrine: Spirit is at work in Hindus, Muslims, too, cardinal says
The pilgrimage of tens of thousands of Hindus and Muslims to India’s Catholic Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health in Vailankanni is a sign… Read More