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REFLECTIONS TODAYTo illustrate the reality of “new life passing through pain,” Jesus gives the example of the process of ...

Heavenly Father, encouraging one another in trusting You and Your Son, Jesus, is vitally important for us. We wither and dry up without fellow believers lifting us up in prayer and witnessing to us ...

The Apostle Paul is arguably one of history’s most influential people. He was a leader in the Jewish community even before he ...

Utilizing AI, a new project in Greece aims to bring Apostle Paul's messages, derived from his letters, into dialogue with ...

The first video shows Apostolos Pavlos traveling towards ancient Corinth and disembarking at the port of Kechries – The project's goal is to convey his messages to the general public ...

The Sunday lectionary reading for this week, Easter 6 in Year C, is Acts 16.9–15. We are continuing in this season to focus ...

Actress Priscilla Pointer, best known for her roles in the 1980s soap opera "Dallas" and horror film classic "Carrie," has died. She was 100. Pointer, whose children included fellow actress Amy ...