he has lavished her upon his friends. Today’s readings offer a selection from the Book of Sirach, part of the “wisdom literature” tradition, though not included in the Hebrew Bible nor the Bibles used ...

Who has not encountered some moment when faced with a problem that challenged them at some time in their lives? Who has not been asked to help someone else to help them deal with some perplexing ...

This is Flemish artist Jan Brueghel the Elder’s depiction of the giant fish coughing Jonah onshore to let him complete the mission God had given him. Brueghel lived from 1568-1625. (Courtesy Photo) ...

Mark Oppenheimer’s column “The Disabled Are a Gift to Judaism” (Houses of Worship, March 7) reminded me of someone from my own past, at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Neb. Like Mr. Oppenheimer’s ...

Something I’ve learned from living by the ocean: Fishing boats go out at night. At midnight I often see tiny lights bobbing on the horizon, people out earning a living as I am going to bed. But in all ...

* The use of machines was widespread among the ancient Greeks. In fact, machines and products of craftsmanship were part of the fabric of Greek culture, both political and religious. Even gods ...

When a diving accident in 1967 paralyzed her from the neck down, Tada, then a teenager, questioned God and life itself. Decades later, the author and founder of Joni and Friends, a ministry for the ...

The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, has urged ...

Uriel is an archangel of great knowledge. All his knowledge enables him to help people make enlightened decisions. This ...