Sunday, Jan. 1, is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Mass Readings: Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21. To mark the feast of the Mother of God, the first reading ...

Matt Redman is a British Christian singer known for his powerful worship music and heartfelt lyrics. He started his music career in the early 1990s and has released multiple albums that reached global ...

Why God blesses some and does not bless others is a complex and sensitive issue requiring theological carefulness. Without that kind of carefulness, you might have a misunderstanding of the Lord and ...

I love reading the Psalms in my Bible because they help me stay focused in troubling times. I have been meditating on Psalm 103. David wrote it. The first thing that I noticed was how he commanded his ...

Most people ask for God’s blessings. Jews bless God for giving them opportunities to praise God by doing something God want’s done, like appreciating our daily activities. The interactive ...

Morning prayer at our Springfield Dominican Sisters’ convents echo themes from Pope Francis’ encyclical, "Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home," the Earth. The words of the psalmist remind us to ...

Editor’s note: This editorial appears in the July 3 issue of the Register. The following text was composed by Archbishop John Carroll, the first bishop in the United States, in 1791 for the United ...

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Joseph Earl Thomas’s new novel, “God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer,” follows a health care worker on a tumultuous shift where every other patient seems to be someone from his past. By Danez Smith Danez ...