"Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts?" (Luke 24:38). This Bible verse is from the Gospel of Luke, one of the three synoptic Gospels, and is an important reminder to trust ...

"Brothers and sisters: Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and we ...

Jesus said, “Do not imagine that I came to cast peace upon the earth; I came not to cast peace, but a sword.” (Matthew 10:34) With these chilling words, Jesus gave tone and tenor to the work of the ...

Greetings and peace (Hebrew Shalom) to all in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As we all know very well, we are living in perilous times, where there may seem to be no peace in the ...

This column was introduced when April and I were editors of the Register’s now-defunct sister publication, Faith & Family magazine. The column, about the meaning of Scripture and Sunday activities, ...

Pope Francis exchanges the sign of peace with Deacon Joseph P. Keating, a seminarian from the Diocese of Forth Worth, Texas, during Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 27. Deacon ...

In this Advent season, we are looking at the theme of God's promise of better days for our lives. That is the hope of Advent and Christmas, that God has done something in Christ that changes ...

I’ve always loved the story of the skeptical disciple who did not at first believe that Jesus was back from the dead. I suspect there’s a bit of Thomas in us all. It’s Easter evening, after dark. The ...

This story appears in the Christmas 2015 feature series. View the full series. Pope Francis deliver his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) at the Vatican Dec. 25. (CNS/Paul ...