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The author’s sonnet-patterned pieces were inspired by John W. Lynch’s “A Woman Wrapped in Silence,” a lyric narrative of Mary’s life and passion as a maiden and... Read more
The First Murder The Bible tells the story that sometime after being driven out of Paradise, Adam and Eve bore two sons, Cain and Abel (Gen 4). The elder was dedicated to agriculture while t... Read more
VATICAN CITY – While celebrating his second anniversary in the papacy this Friday, Pope Francis announced a Jubilee Year focused on one the concepts he most often preaches: mercy. The forme... Read more
Since very early in the morning, the vast esplanade of the Temple of Jerusalem was already teeming with vendors selling cows, lambs and pigeons. The hawkers had positioned their carts of amu... Read more
(Cory Busse, OSV Newsweekly) This morning, my 10-year-old showed me an infographic on Lent. An infographic. On Lent. There’s nothing quite like the innocence of a child and an illustrated gu... Read more
MANILA, March 12, 2015— Pope Francis yesterday recalled with a smile how Filipinos called him “Lolo Kiko” as he urged the faithful to welcome the elderly in the family and learn from this wi... Read more
Christianity is a dying relic of an ancient past. The Internet is killing it. Science is killing it. Western sophistication is killing it. Right? Wrong. In many ways, Christianity is on the... Read more
MANILA, March 9, 2015— Pope Francis has confirmed the appointment of Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle as the President of the Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF). The Pope made t... Read more
Christian Problem, Jewish Roots The Bible is not a book, as some people believe. Rather, it is a library. It is made up of 73 books. Some of them are long, such as the book of the prophet Is... Read more