The waters that rose up from the deep last week, drowning tens of thousands of people across a wide arc of South and Southeast Asia, were a cataclysm of Biblical proportions. But most of those who ...

Crying out to God during moments of extreme trial does not mark a crisis of faith but can reflect an act of total surrender to and enduring trust in God, Pope Leo XIV said. "In the journey of life, ...

Many are embarrassed by this national identity as a religious nation -- until it is time to grieve. Then everyone can unashamedly say they are praying for those affected. Times like this show that ...

Do you ever feel like crying? I’m not asking if you ever feel like whimpering or letting a tear slip down your cheek. I’m asking if you’ve ever been at the bottom of the barrel, at the point of utter ...

Why we tell stories of suffering. Recently I attended a meeting with Black church leaders in Chicago. The host was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi. At one point, as the pastors spoke of the injustices their ...

“Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.” –Psalm 107:13 This election is not over. But it holds disaster for the good and decent people of our nation ...

(RNS) — A group of Jews has been gathering daily at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza to lament injustices against Black Americans. It will culminate Thursday (July 30), on Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of ...

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It's no secret that Republicans are concerned about a possible Hillary Clinton presidential candidacy, but one-time candidate and retiring Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's taken her fear to a much ...