“As I celebrate this wonderful milestone of the Christian Church, I do so with much gladness and, also, with a lot of sadness.” Svetlana Aganina Getty Images/iStockphoto In the shadow of the war in ...

Catholics recognize Easter — when Jesus Christ rose from the dead after sacrificing his life for all of humanity — as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox. But, as ...

Pentecost depiction of Bible with dove as the Holy Spirit Pentecost is a celebration that some Christians observe each year. While it always takes place after Easter, the fluctuation of the date ...

“God gave Noah the rainbow sign; No more water, the fire next time.” —Excerpt from the Negro spiritual “Mary Don’t You Weep,” cited in The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin (1963). Fire is a powerful ...

It’s been three weeks, since we’ve turned our calendars from September to October. In another week or so, we’ll be turning them again to what some refer to in these parts as the month of Novembrrrr!