Matthew 19:26 states “With God all things are possible” (NIV). Matthew 17:20 states “Because you have so little faith, I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be ...
Antisemites adopted a new tactic for spewing their hate when the COVID-19 pandemic closed synagogues and Jewish schools and community centers: hijacking video conferences. The Anti-Defamation League counted 196 cases of antisemitic “Zoom bombing” attacks in the U.S. last year, including ...
One of the things I love most about the New Testament Gospels is the up-close encounters we see between Jesus and the crowds. We observe Jesus and the disciples, we see Jesus and those who he heals, but by far some of my favorites are his tense skirmishes with the religious leaders. Our ...
GREENSBURG, Pa. — The nuns’ daily email update was overtaken by news of infections. Ambulances blared into the driveways of their convents. Prayers for the sick went unanswered, prayers for the dead grew monotonous and, their cloistered world suddenly caving in, some of the sisters’ ...
“The Lord is my shepherd…and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever” is the beginning and end of Psalm 23, one of the favorite Bible passages of all time (ESV). It is requested for funerals, brings tears of hope and assurance to the dying, and is especially appropriate now in ...
CAIRO — For Ramadan this year, Magdy Hafez has been longing to reclaim a cherished ritual: performing the nighttime group prayers called taraweeh at the mosque once again. Last year, the coronavirus upended the 68-year-old Egyptian’s routine of going to the mosque to perform those ...
