"Words of Hope for Japan" is a letter writing campaign for earthquake, tsunami victims Kathleen Koch started the "Words of Hope for Japan" campaign a year ago Two hundred volunteers translated ...

The lectionary readings for All Saints Day and All Souls Day include lovely words and images of God’s care for us and the Divine's promise of eternal life: “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” ...

These words of hope are from a different place and time. They speak loudly to us today. "The darkness of this gloomy night shall pass away. Again the Sun of Reality will dawn from the horizon of the ...

After the shooting in Newtown, a tiny bit of hope was found in a message from children’s advocate Fred Rogers via social media. Ray Suarez talks to Washington Post writer Maura Judkis whose father Jim ...

For those facing cancer, encouraging words can often be good medicine. “You’ve got this,” my brother said, as I shared concerns over an upcoming visit with the oncologist. His vote of confidence gave ...

According to the Vatican, the miniaturized satellite will hold a copy of a book documenting the Pope’s blessing of March 27, 2020, when, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, he blessed the world ...

If God had spoken in the year 1347 to a certain resident of Siena, Italy, by the name of Mona Lapa Benincasa, he might have said to her: “You have been a great mother, having given birth to 22 ...

When Elie Wiesel spoke last year at the 92nd Street Y, teaching about Jewish texts, his quiet voice had a trance-like quality, as he shifted between classic sources, Chasidic tales and his own views ...