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"Regardless of what challenges you’ve been through or what you are facing now, God is right there with you," writes columnist-Vigorito.

The provocation we receive from today’s reading is not an indictment but an invitation. We are forgetful simply because we are human. I believe this image of God’s grieved heart offers us a chance to ...

"God is present in the midst of his people, not because he dwells within four walls, but because he lives as a man among ...

“I am not exiled, I am liberated. I do not feel exiled, but liberated,” emphasized Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez during ...

Together, they dive into the current political climate, the deep divisions within American society ... ‘When they come for you they’re coming through me!’ And you really think that he ...

but I always hoped to be free and what sustained me was prayer. Now that I am out I have realized that it was not only my prayer but also the prayer of all the faithful and holy people of God, not ...

“The revelation of God is offered within a great variety of stories ... People today are always thinking in terms of stories, whether that is Instagram “stories” or films or TV, he continued.

Have you ever been through a hard time in your life? A time where you hurt inside and your mind and body felt numb? A feeling that makes you become broken because of what has happened? Well, even ...

"Yes, God's in the trees and God's in the bush and God's in the plant and also God's within us … and the breath ... him get closer to God. "It gave me that knowing," Kagan said.