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These are my reflections as a pastor on the Guadalupe River flood tragedy. Here's how I find solace in a hymn while ...

Summer should be spent cultivating time with God, relaxing and caring for others, Pope Leo XIV said at Mass in a breezy ...

This year we celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, relishing as ever her witty way with the pen — and her novels are ...

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Buried deep in the earth, the seed knows nothing of what’s above. All it has is instinct, a pull toward something it’s never seen, light. In the darkness, it softens. Cracks. Surrenders. And only then ...

July is here — marking the height of summer and bringing a spirit of celebration that makes us want to soak in every sunlit ...

Celebrate Second Sawan Somwar 2025 by sharing heartfelt wishes, messages, images, status updates, and captions to seek Lord ...